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Meaning of 'spiritual' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Spiritual [ a.]
- Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal; as, a spiritual substance or being.
- Of or pertaining to the intellectual and higher endowments of the mind; mental; intellectual.
- Of or pertaining to the moral feelings or states of the soul, as distinguished from the external actions; reaching and affecting the spirits.
- Of or pertaining to the soul or its affections as influenced by the Spirit; controlled and inspired by the divine Spirit; proceeding from the Holy Spirit; pure; holy; divine; heavenly-minded; -- opposed to carnal.
- Not lay or temporal; relating to sacred things; ecclesiastical; as, the spiritual functions of the clergy; lords spiritual and temporal; a spiritual corporation.
2 . Spiritual [ n.]
- A spiritual function, office, or affair. See Spirituality, 2.

Meaning of 'spiritual' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . spiritual [ s]
Meaning (1):
- resembling or characteristic of a phantom
Example in sentence:
  • a ghostly face at the window;
  • a phantasmal presence in the room;
  • spectral emanations;
  • spiritual tappings at a seance
Meaning (2):
- concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
Example in sentence:
  • a member of a religious order;
  • lords temporal and spiritual;
  • religious texts;
  • spiritual leaders;
  • spiritual songs
Meaning (3):
- concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul
Example in sentence:
  • a spiritual approach to life;
  • spiritual fulfillment;
  • spiritual values;
  • unearthly love
Meaning (4):
- lacking material body or form or substance
Example in sentence:
  • spiritual beings;
  • the vital transcendental soul belonging to the spiritual realm

Nearby Words:

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