spiritual

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See also: Spiritual and spirituál

English

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Etymology

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From Middle English spiritual, spirituel, from Old French spirituel, from Late Latin spiritualis, from Latin spiritus. Equivalent to spirit +‎ -ual.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈspɪɹɪtʃʊəl/, /ˈspɪɹɪtjʊəl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈspɪɹɪt͡ʃuəl/, /ˈspɪɹɪ̈t͡ʃul̩/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Adjective

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spiritual (comparative more spiritual, superlative most spiritual)

  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.
    • 2014 March 3, Zoe Alderton, “‘Snapewives’ and ‘Snapeism’: A Fiction-Based Religion within the Harry Potter Fandom”, in Religions[1], volume 5, number 1, MDPI, →DOI, pages 219–257:
      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.
  4. Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal.
    a spiritual substance or being
  5. Of or relating to the intellectual and higher endowments of the mind; mental; intellectual.
  6. Not lay or temporal; relating to sacred things; ecclesiastical.
    the spiritual functions of the clergy; lords spiritual and temporal; a spiritual corporation

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Noun

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spiritual (plural spirituals)

  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.
    • a. 1880, James Russell Lowell, "Dante"
      He assigns supremacy to the pope in spirituals, and to the emperor in temporals.

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French spirituel, Late Latin spīrituālis, from Latin spiritus. By surface analysis, spirit +‎ -ual.

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spiritual m or n (feminine singular spirituală, masculine plural spirituali, feminine and neuter plural spirituale)

  1. spiritual
    Synonym: sufletesc

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singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative
indefinite spiritual spirituală spirituali spirituale
definite spiritualul spirituala spiritualii spiritualele
genitive/
dative
indefinite spiritual spirituale spirituali spirituale
definite spiritualului spiritualei spiritualelor spiritualilor
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