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spiritually en · ADV

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

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 Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English spiritually From spiritual + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a manner affecting, relating or pertaining to the spirit or the soul.
   • spiritually sanctified
   • Corporeally, he stood between Robert and Millie, a parent of dark menace. Spiritually, he was as effective as a scarecrow in a black coat. 1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 128:
   • physically and spiritually abused
   • Whatever we desire, we can find a person who has already attained what we want to attain spiritually, relationshipwise, careerwise, and materially. 2010, Terry Cole-Whittaker, Live Your Bliss: Practices That Produce Happiness and Prosperity:
2. (Internet, transitive) Identical (or similar) in vibes to; best understood through the connotations of
   • Oxford is spiritually London.
   • poblacion makati is spiritually new york (ive never been to nyc) 2025 October 10, Lims (@l111mmy), Twitter:
   • Now, I don't think Doug was literally calling the song Oscar bait, I don't think that he thinks that they were specifically playing towards the Academy, but I do think he thinks The Wall is spiritually Oscar bait, which is to say, insincere. 2021 April 13, Dan Olson, “The Nostalgia Critic and The Wall” (31:01 from the start), in Folding Ideas:
   • being conservative while having a spiritually nonbinary artstyle is wild 2025 November 26, .ᐟ angel bunny ₊ ⊹₍ᐢᐢ₎ ⚢ ⋆ (@femmebnuuy), Twitter:
   • People often ask me what spiritually bald means. I hope this helps. 2025 November 8, cez (@cezthesocialist), Twitter:

Forms

Deriveds

spiritually Israeli

Translations (11)

ang gāstlīċe (in a manner affecting the spirit) · bg духовно (in a manner affecting the spirit) · es espiritualmente (in a manner affecting the spirit) · la spīritāliter (in a manner affecting the spirit) · ro sufletește (in a manner affecting the spirit) · eo spirite (in a manner affecting the spirit) · pt espiritualmente (in a manner affecting the spirit) · gl espiritualmente (in a manner affecting the spirit) · ca espiritualment (in a manner affecting the spirit) · eo anime (in a manner affecting the spirit) · enm gostly (in a manner affecting the spirit)