spiritual
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French spirituel, from Late Latin spiritualis, from Latin spiritus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
spiritual (comparative more spiritual, superlative most spiritual)
- Of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul.
- Respect towards ancestors is an essential part of Thai spiritual practice.
- Sir Thomas Browne
- God's law is spiritual; it is a transcript of the divine nature, and extends its authority to the acts of the soul of man.
- Of or pertaining to God or a place of worship; sacred.
- Of or pertaining to spirits; supernatural.
- Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal.
- a spiritual substance or being
- Bible, 1. Corinthians xv. 44
- It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body.
- Of or relating to the intellectual and higher endowments of the mind; mental; intellectual.
- (Christianity) Controlled and inspired by the Holy Spirit; pure; holy.
- Bible, Gal. vi. 1
- If a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one.
- Bible, Gal. vi. 1
- Not lay or temporal; relating to sacred things; ecclesiastical.
- the spiritual functions of the clergy; lords spiritual and temporal; a spiritual corporation
Derived terms
Derived terms
- antispiritual
- antispiritualism
- antispirituality
- aspiritual
- aspirituality
Translations
of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul
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of or pertaining to God or a place of worship; sacred
of or pertaining to spirits; supernatural
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of or relating to the intellectual and higher endowments of the mind
Christianity: controlled and inspired by the Holy Spirit
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not lay or temporal; relating to sacred things
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Noun
spiritual (plural spirituals)
- A Christian religious song, especially one in an African-American style, or a similar non-religious song.
- Any spiritual function, office, or affair.
- He assigns supremacy to the pope in spirituals, and to the emperor in temporals. — Lowell.
Synonyms
- folk song
Translations
folk song
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French spirituel, Late Latin spīrituālis, from Latin spiritus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spirituˈal/
Adjective
spiritual m or n (feminine singular spirituală, masculine plural spirituali, feminine and neuter plural spirituale)
Declension
declension of spiritual
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indefinite | spiritual | spirituală | spirituali | spirituale | ||
definite | spiritualul | spirituala | spiritualii | spiritualele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | spiritual | spirituale | spirituali | spirituale | ||
definite | spiritualului | spiritualei | spiritualilor | spiritualelor |
Synonyms
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