spiritual en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈspɪɹɪtʃʊəl/ (UK)
- /ˈspɪɹɪt͡ʃuəl/ (US)
- /ˈspɪɹɪtjʊəl/ (UK)
- /ˈspɪɹɪ̈t͡ʃul̩/ (US)
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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- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin spīrituālisder. Old French spirituelbor. Middle English spiritual English spiritual From Middle English spiritual, spirituel, from Old French spirituel, from Late Latin spīrituālis, from Latin spīritus. By surface analysis, spirit + -ual.
Meanings
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Of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul.
Respect towards ancestors is an essential part of Thai spiritual practice.
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Of or pertaining to God or a place of worship; sacred, pure; (Christianity, specifically) inspired by the Holy Spirit.
I suppose that’s not surprising, given the spiritual milieu in which I grew up. My mother gasped in sorrow at any news of a bombing in Israel and appropriately “oy veyed” when a Jew was accused of a crime, but she couldn’t tell you what the Shabbat blessing meant.
2019 June 18, Debra Jacobs, “I Didn’t Believe in God. Then I Had Kids.”, in Kveller, archived from the original on 19 Mar 2025:Brethren, if a man bee ouertaken in a fault: yee which are spirituall, restore such a one in the spirit of meeknesse, considering thy selfe least thou also be tempted.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Galatians 6:1:
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Of or pertaining to spirits; supernatural.
Despite personal schisms and differences in spiritual experience, there is a very coherent theology of Snape shared between the wives. To examine this manifestation of religious fandom, I will first discuss the canon scepticism and anti-Rowling sentiment that helps to contextualise the wider belief in Snape as a character who extends beyond book and film.
2014 March 3, Zoe Alderton, “‘Snapewives’ and ‘Snapeism’: A Fiction-Based Religion within the Harry Potter Fandom”, in Religions, volume 5, number 1, MDPI, →DOI, archived from the original on 20 Dec 2014, pages 219–257:
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Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal.
a spiritual substance or being
It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Corinthians 15:44:
- Of or relating to the intellectual and higher endowments of the mind; mental; intellectual.
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Not lay or temporal; relating to sacred things; ecclesiastical.
the spiritual functions of the clergy; lords spiritual and temporal; a spiritual corporation
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more spiritual | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| spyritual | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| spirytuall | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| spyrytual | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| most spiritual | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| spirituall | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| spyrituall | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| sperichil | alternative, archaic, rare | lexicographic | |
| spyrytuall | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| spirytual | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
aspiritual · spiritual leader · spiritual jazz · antispiritualism · spiritual naturalism · spiritualistic · spiritual naturalist · spiritual incest · Spiritualism · spiritualism · psychospiritual · aspirituality · pseudospiritual · spiritual plane · spiritual bypassing · spiritual healing · interspiritual · spiritual desertion · unspiritual · antispirituality · ultraspiritual · spiritual world · sadospiritual · spiritual warfare · panspiritual · spiritual sequel · ecospiritual · spiritualize · spiritualization · spiritualise · religiospiritual · nonspiritual · superspiritual · spiritual awakening · spiritual wifery · antispiritual · spirituality · spiritual midden · spiritual violence · theospiritual · spiritualist · spiritually · spiritualisation · spiritualness · spiritual bypass · cyberspiritual
Relateds
Translations (113)
da åndelig (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · tr spiritüel (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · ast espiritual (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · fa روحانی (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · fi yliluonnollinen (of or pertaining to spirits; supernatural) · tr manevi (of or pertaining to God or a place of worship; sacred) · hsb duchowny (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · sv andlig (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · tr ruhsal (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · sl duhoven (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · hi आध्यात्मिक (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · sh dùhōvnī (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · kk рухани (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · hy հոգեւոր (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · pt espiritual (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · tr ruhani (of or pertaining to God or a place of worship; sacred) · ml അലൗകിക (consisting of spirit; not material) · fi henkinen (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · fi älyllinen (of or relating to the intellectual and higher endowments of the mind) · ga spioradálta (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · fi henkimaailman (of or pertaining to spirits; supernatural) · de geistig (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · enm gostly (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · bn আধ্যাত্মিক (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · et vaimne (of or relating to the intellectual and higher endowments of the mind) · hu spirituális (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · af geestelik (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · ro sufletesc (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · mi whakawairua (not lay or temporal; relating to sacred things) · tr manevi (consisting of spirit; not material) · eo spirita (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · bg свръхестествен (of or pertaining to spirits; supernatural) · bg духо́вен (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · no åndelig (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · sh ду̀хо̄внӣ (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · it spirituale (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · ky руханий (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · et vaimne (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · fr spirituel (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · yi גײַסטיק (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · cmn 精神 (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · nl spiritueel (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · no spirituell (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · bg свят (of or pertaining to God or a place of worship; sacred) · fi hengellinen (not lay or temporal; relating to sacred things) · uz maʼnaviy (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · pl duchowy (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · fi Pyhän Hengen johdattama (Christianity: controlled and inspired by the Holy Spirit) · ang gāstlīċ (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · ro spiritual (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · gl espiritual (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · tr manevi (of or pertaining to spirits; supernatural) · ca espiritual (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · hu lelki (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · ko 정신의 (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · yi רוחיש (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · ml ആത്മീയ (of or pertaining to spirits; supernatural) · af spiritueel (consisting of spirit; not material) · eo anima (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · ar رُوحِيّ (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · tl makadiwa (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · tr tinsel (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · fa معنوی (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · bg свят (not lay or temporal; relating to sacred things) · af spiritueel (of or relating to the intellectual and higher endowments of the mind) · fi hengellinen (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · af geestelik (of or pertaining to God or a place of worship; sacred) · grc πνευματικός (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · ml ആത്മീയ (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · ko 정신적 (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · sga spirutálta (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · af spiritueel (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · tg рӯҳӣ (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · tr manevi (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · oc espirital (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · te ఆధ్యాత్మిక (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · enm gostly (not lay or temporal; relating to sacred things) · es espiritual (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · bg одухотворен (of or relating to the intellectual and higher endowments of the mind) · fa روحی (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · nl geestelijk (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · orv духовьнꙑи (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · uk духо́вний (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · be духо́ўны (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · el πνευματικός (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · az ruhani (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · ru духо́вный (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · gv spyrrydoil (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · az mənəvi (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · fi hengellinen (of or pertaining to God or a place of worship; sacred) · enm gostly (consisting of spirit; not material) · cs duchovní (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · mk духовен (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · cy ysbrydol (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · got 𐌰𐌷𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · fi henkinen (of or relating to the intellectual and higher endowments of the mind) · tr tinsel (consisting of spirit; not material) · uz ruhiy (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · ja 精神的 (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · bg духовен (consisting of spirit; not material) · af spiritueel (of or pertaining to spirits; supernatural) · ar رُوحَانِيّ (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · tg маънавӣ (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · ro spiritual (of or pertaining to spirits; supernatural) · fi pyhä (of or pertaining to God or a place of worship; sacred) · mg ara-panahy (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · az ruhi (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · he רוּחָנִי (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · tr ruhani (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · enm gostly (of or pertaining to God or a place of worship; sacred) · sk duchovný (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · mi whakawairua (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul) · fi henki- (consisting of spirit; not material)