spiritual
//ˈspɪɹɪtʃʊəl//
Forms
- Comparative
- more spiritual
- Superlative
- most spiritual
- Plural
- spirituals
Definitions
1.Of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul.
- Respect towards ancestors is an essential part of Thai spiritual practice.
2.Of or pertaining to God or a place of worship; sacred, pure; (Christianity, specifically) inspired by the Holy Spirit.
3.Of or pertaining to spirits; supernatural.
4.Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal.
- It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body.
1.A Christian religious song, especially one in an African-American style, or a similar non-religious song.
2.Any spiritual function, office, or affair.
- He assigns supremacy to the pope in spirituals, and to the emperor in temporals.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2355
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.?
Latin spīrō
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Italic *-tus
Latin -tus
Latin spīritus
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Late Latin spīrituālisder.
Old French spirituelbor.
Middle English spiritual
English spiritual