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/spˈɪrɪtʃəwəl/ /spˈɪrɪtʃwəl/ Listen

adjective

Spiritual adj.

1.

Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal; as, a spiritual substance or being. "It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body."

2.

Of or pertaining to the intellectual and higher endowments of the mind; mental; intellectual.

3.

Of or pertaining to the moral feelings or states of the soul, as distinguished from the external actions; reaching and affecting the spirits. "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."

4.

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. "That I may impart unto you some spiritual gift." "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings." "If a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one."

5.

Not lay or temporal; relating to sacred things; ecclesiastical; as, the spiritual functions of the clergy; lords spiritual and temporal; a spiritual corporation.

Spiritual coadjuctor. (Eccl.) See the Note under Jesuit.

Spiritual court (Eccl. Law), an ecclesiastical court, or a court having jurisdiction in ecclesiastical affairs; a court held by a bishop or other ecclesiastic.

noun

Spiritual n. A spiritual function, office, or affair. See Spirituality, 2. "He assigns supremacy to the pope in spirituals, and to the emperor in temporals."

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Etymology of 'Spiritual'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Spiritual" Quotes from Famous Books

... none pass The vigilance here plac't, but such as come 580 Well known from Heav'n; and since Meridian hour No Creature thence: if Spirit of other sort, So minded, have oreleapt these earthie bounds On purpose, hard thou knowst it to exclude Spiritual substance with corporeal barr. But if within the circuit of these walks In whatsoever shape he lurk, of whom Thou telst, by morrow dawning I shall know. So promis'd hee, and Uriel to his charge Returnd on that bright beam, whose point now raisd ...

— The Poetical Works of John Milton • John Milton

... a few years ago been remarkably powerful and melodious; no deacon in Rome was wont to excite more admiration by his chanting of the Gradual; but that glory had passed away, and at the present time Leander's spiritual activity was less prominent than his services as a most capable steward of the patrimony of St. Peter. He travelled much, had an extensive correspondence, and was probably rather respected than reverenced by most lay folk with whom ...

— Veranilda • George Gissing

... always find, the picture of a cozy corner somewhere, of a woman sitting by the table or before the fire, of two or three growing girls, and a boy or two that look like him. Meet him wherever you will, find him in whatever occupation, or in whatever stage of spiritual or intellectual development; whenever you get under his jacket, whether it be a blouse or a tuxedo, you'll find this picture hanging on the wall of his heart. Ninety-nine men out of every hundred ...

— On the Firing Line in Education • Adoniram Judson Ladd

... honest effort, and a healthier atmosphere in which to rear our children. Ours must be a country of such stability and security as can not fail to carry forward and enlarge among all the people that abundant life of material and spiritual opportunity which it has represented among all ...

— Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present • Various

... witticisms circulate. If La Farre and Saint Aulaire descend to posterity with the reputation of spiritual authors, they owe it especially to the fact ...

— The Physiology of Taste • Brillat Savarin

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