spiritual
IPA: spˈɪrɪtʃʌwʌɫ
noun
- A Christian religious song, especially one in an African-American style, or a similar non-religious song.
- Any spiritual function, office, or affair.
- (Christianity, historical) A member of a branch of the Franciscan order that advocated simple dress and renounced the owning of property.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul.
- Of or pertaining to God or a place of worship; sacred, pure; (Christianity, specifically) inspired by the Holy Spirit.
- Of or pertaining to spirits; supernatural.
- Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal.
- Of or relating to the intellectual and higher endowments of the mind; mental; intellectual.
- Not lay or temporal; relating to sacred things; ecclesiastical.
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Examples of "spiritual" in Sentences
- Forgiving is part of the spiritual path.
- The spiritual mind is the cause of action.
- The spiritual desideratum was not otherworldly.
- This is a stone of spirituality and contentment.
- His music is a mix of the heartfelt and spiritual.
- Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of the program.
- But what was the spiritual life of the enslaved Africans
- These are mirrored in the spiritual life of the sacraments.
- He quenched the thirst of souls with the water of his spiritual Support.
- Guide the people in this spiritual journey to lead a spiritual and chaste life.
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