Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin spirituālis.

Adjective

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espirital m (oblique and nominative feminine singular espiritale)

  1. spiritual
    • c. 1120, Philippe de Taon, Bestiaire, line 462:
      Leis est espirital, e nent corporal
      The law is spiritual, and nothing is corporal

Descendants

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  • English: spiritual
  • French: spirituel