What does Spiritual mean?
Definitions for Spiritual
ˈspɪr ɪ tʃu əlspir·i·tu·al
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Spiritual.
Princeton's WordNet
spiritual, Negro spiritualadjective
a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States
religious, spiritualadjective
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
"religious texts"; "a member of a religious order"; "lords temporal and spiritual"; "spiritual leaders"; "spiritual songs"
spiritual, unearthlyadjective
concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul
"a spiritual approach to life"; "spiritual fulfillment"; "spiritual values"; "unearthly love"
spiritualadjective
lacking material body or form or substance
"spiritual beings"; "the vital transcendental soul belonging to the spiritual realm"-Lewis Mumford
apparitional, ghostlike, ghostly, phantasmal, spectral, spiritualadjective
resembling or characteristic of a phantom
"a ghostly face at the window"; "a phantasmal presence in the room"; "spectral emanations"; "spiritual tappings at a seance"
Wiktionary
spiritualnoun
A Christian religious song, especially one in an African-American style, or a similar non-religious song.
spiritualnoun
Any spiritual function, office, or affair.
He assigns supremacy to the pope in spirituals, and to the emperor in temporals. uE000124811uE001 Lowell.
spiritualadjective
Of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul
spiritualadjective
Of or pertaining to the God or a Church; sacred
spiritualadjective
Of or pertaining to spirits; supernatural
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Spiritualadjective
Etymology: spirituel, Fr. from spirit.
Echo is a great argument of the spiritual essence of sounds; for if it were corporeal, the repercussion should be created by like instruments with the original sound. Francis Bacon.
Both visibles and audibles in their working emit no corporeal substance into their mediums, but only carry certain spiritual species. Francis Bacon.
All creatures, as well spiritual as corporeal, declare their absolute dependence upon the first author of all beings, the only self-existent God. Richard Bentley.
The same disaster has invaded his spirituals; the passions rebel; and there are so many governours, that there can be no government. South.
Some who pretend to be of a more spiritual and refined religion, spend their time in contemplation, and talk much of communion with God. Edmund Calamy, Sermons.
Place man in some publick society, civil or spiritual. Richard Hooker.
Thou art reverend,
Touching thy spiritual function, not thy life. William Shakespeare.I have made an offer to his majesty,
Upon our spiritual convocation,
As touching France, to give a greater sum
Than ever at one time the clergy did. William Shakespeare.Spiritual armour, able to resist
Satan’s assaults. John Milton.The clergy’s business lies among the laity; nor is there a more effectual way to forward the salvation of mens souls, than for spiritual persons to make themselves as agreeable as they can in the conversations of the world. Jonathan Swift.
Webster Dictionary
Spiritualadjective
consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal; as, a spiritual substance or being
Spiritualadjective
of or pertaining to the intellectual and higher endowments of the mind; mental; intellectual
Spiritualadjective
of or pertaining to the moral feelings or states of the soul, as distinguished from the external actions; reaching and affecting the spirits
Spiritualadjective
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
Spiritualadjective
not lay or temporal; relating to sacred things; ecclesiastical; as, the spiritual functions of the clergy; lords spiritual and temporal; a spiritual corporation
Spiritualnoun
a spiritual function, office, or affair. See Spirituality, 2
Etymology: [L. spiritualis: cf. F. spirituel. See Spirit.]
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Spiritual
Spirituals are religious songs that were created by enslaved African people in the United States.
Editors Contribution
spiritual
Of or relating to the consciousness, spirit or human soul.
The spiritual nature of humans is to love and support for each other
Submitted by MaryC on January 23, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Spiritual' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3990
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Spiritual' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4766
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Spiritual' in Adjectives Frequency: #530
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Spiritual in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Spiritual in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of Spiritual in a Sentence
I think his spiritual journey is one where he is internalizing this as he goes forward, i'm very confident that Donald Trump is a person of faith, and I love being around him. In fact, a couple of us there, we often sit down and talk about these very issues with Mr. Trump, so I'm not in any doubt about the depth of Donald Trump's faith.
Great men are they who see that the spiritual is stronger than any material force, that thoughts rule the world.
There was no bigger album of 2014 -- in terms of surprise, generosity and controversy, bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. put their lives on the line: giving away 11 songs of guitar rapture and frank, emotional tales of how they became a band out of the rough streets and spiritual ferment of Seventies Dublin.
We are in the midst of a spiritual battle with those who want to silence our message, the forces of evil will lie, cheat, steal – even inflict physical harm – if they believe it will silence and shut up Christian conservatives like you and me.
By learning to ‘detox’ emotionally, realign priorities and create a spiritual health plan.
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Translations for Spiritual
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- روحاني, روحيArabic
- espiritualCatalan, Valencian
- duchovní, spirituálCzech
- åndeligDanish
- geistigGerman
- πνευματικόςGreek
- spiritaEsperanto
- espiritualSpanish
- vaimneEstonian
- spirituaali, henkinen, hengellinen, sielullinenFinnish
- spirituel, spirituelleFrench
- spioradáltaIrish
- espiritualGalician
- spyrrydoilManx
- רוחניHebrew
- आध्यात्मिकHindi
- spirituálé, spirituálisHungarian
- հոգեւորArmenian
- rohaniIndonesian
- spirituale, spiritualItalian
- רוחניHebrew
- 精神的Japanese
- 영적인Korean
- spiritualisLatin
- ara-panahyMalagasy
- whakawairuaMāori
- spiritueel, geestelijkDutch
- spirituell, åndeligNorwegian
- espiritalOccitan
- duchowyPolish
- espiritualPortuguese
- spiritual, sufletescRomanian
- духовныйRussian
- andligSwedish
- ఆధ్యాత్మికTelugu
- จิตวิญญาณThai
- روحانیUrdu
- thuộc linhVietnamese
- רוחניותYiddish
- 精神Chinese
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