Spiritual means relating to people's thoughts and beliefs, rather than to their bodies and physical surroundings.
She lived entirely by spiritual values, in a world of poetry and imagination.
Synonyms: nonmaterial, metaphysical, other-worldly, ethereal More Synonyms of spiritual
spirituallyadverb
Our whole programme is spiritually oriented but not religious.
spirituality (spɪrɪtʃuælɪti)uncountable noun
...the peaceful spirituality of Japanese culture. [+ of]
2. adjective
Spiritual means relating to people's religious beliefs.
The spiritual leader of Ireland's 3.7 million Catholics.
A man in priestly clothes offered spiritual guidance.
Synonyms: sacred, religious, holy, divine More Synonyms of spiritual
3. countable noun
A spiritual is a religious song of the type originally sung by black slaves in America.
4.
See one's spiritual home
spiritual in British English
(ˈspɪrɪtjʊəl)
adjective
1.
relating to the spirit or soul and not to physical nature or matter; intangible
2.
of, relating to, or characteristic of sacred things, the Church, religion, etc
3.
standing in a relationship based on communication between the souls or minds of the persons involved
a spiritual father
4.
having a mind or emotions of a high and delicately refined quality
noun
5. Negro spiritual
6. (often plural)
the sphere of religious, spiritual, or ecclesiastical matters, or such matters in themselves
7. the spiritual
Derived forms
spiritually (ˈspiritually)
adverb
spiritualness (ˈspiritualness)
noun
spiritual in American English
(ˈspɪrɪtʃuəl)
adjective
1.
of the spirit or the soul as distinguished from the body or material matters
2.
of, from, or concerned with the intellect; intellectual
3.
of or consisting of spirit; not corporeal
4.
characterized by the ascendancy of the spirit; showing much refinement of thought and feeling
5.
of religion or the church; sacred, devotional, or ecclesiastical; not lay or temporal
6.
spiritualistic or supernatural
noun
7. US
any of a type of American folk hymn; specif., any of such songs originating among S U.S. blacks in the 18th and 19th cent. combining African and European musical elements
8. [pl.]
religious or church matters
Derived forms
spiritually (ˈspiritually)
adverb
spiritualness (ˈspiritualness)
noun
Word origin
ME spirituel < OFr < LL(Ec) spiritualis < L, of breathing or air
Examples of 'spiritual' in a sentence
spiritual
There's a grandiose little opera house with a conservatory that some spiritual ancestor of Ted Barlow's had installed.
Val McDermid KICK BACK (2002)
Lucky little Dido, I thought, stumbling across a clergyman who could so ably guide her along her spiritual way.
Howatch, Susan ULTIMATE PRIZES (2002)
He was merely a mortal man who could not resist the promise of rapture that was her chief spiritual asset.
Bringle, Mary DEATH OF AN UNKNOWN MAN (2002)
In other languages
spiritual
British English: spiritual /ˈspɪrɪtjʊəl/ ADJECTIVE
Spiritual means relating to people's deepest thoughts and beliefs, rather than to their bodies and physical surroundings.
She is a very spiritual person, and does not really care about material things.
American English: spiritual
Arabic: رَوحِيّ
Brazilian Portuguese: espiritual
Chinese: 精神上的
Croatian: duhovan
Czech: duševní
Danish: spirituel
Dutch: spiritueel
European Spanish: espiritual
Finnish: hengellinen
French: spirituel
German: spirituell
Greek: πνευματικός
Italian: spirituale
Japanese: 精神的な
Korean: 정신적인
Norwegian: spirituell
Polish: duchowy
European Portuguese: espiritual
Romanian: spiritual
Russian: духовный
Latin American Spanish: espiritual
Swedish: spirituell
Thai: เกี่ยวกับจิตใจ
Turkish: manevi
Ukrainian: духовний
Vietnamese: thuộc tinh thần
All related terms of 'spiritual'
the spiritual
the realm of spirits
Lord spiritual
one of the two Anglican archbishops and 24 most senior bishops of England and Wales who sit as members of the House of Lords
Lords Spiritual
the two Anglican archbishops and 24 most senior bishops of England and Wales who sit as members of the House of Lords
Negro spiritual
a type of religious song originating among Black slaves in the American South
spiritual home
→ sb's spiritual home
spiritual bouquet
a collection of private devotional acts and prayers chosen and performed by one person for the benefit of another
spiritual healer
a faith healer
spiritual healing
faith healing
spiritual incest
marriage or a sexual relationship between persons related by spiritual affinity or with a person under a solemn vow of chastity
spiritual leader
The leader of a group of people or an organization is the person who is in control of it or in charge of it.
one's spiritual home
Your spiritual home is the place where you feel that you belong, usually because your ideas or attitudes are the same as those of the people who live there.
sb's spiritual home
your spiritual home is the place where you feel that you belong, usually because your ideas or attitudes are the same as those of the people who live there
Chinese translation of 'spiritual'
spiritual
(ˈspɪrɪtjuəl)
adj
(= of the spirit) 精神上的 (jīngshénshang de)
(= religious) 宗教的 (zōngjiào de)
n(c)
(= song) 灵(靈)歌 (línggē) (首, shǒu)
1 (adjective)
Definition
relating to a person's beliefs as opposed to his or her physical or material needs
She lived entirely by spiritual values.
Synonyms
nonmaterial
metaphysical
He was moved by a metaphysical sense quite alien to him.
other-worldly
stories which encourage an image of the region as an other-worldly sort of place
ethereal
intangible
the intangible dimensions of our existence
immaterial
incorporeal
Opposites
material
,
physical
,
corporeal
,
substantial
, concrete,
tangible
,
palpable
,
nonspiritual
2 (adjective)
Definition
relating to religious beliefs
A man in priestly clothes offered spiritual guidance.
Synonyms
sacred
the awe-inspiring sacred art of the Renaissance masters
religious
different religious beliefs
holy
To most of the islanders, this is a holy place.
divine
the message of the Divine Book
ethereal
the ethereal realm of the divine
devotional
hymns and devotional songs
otherworldly
Additional synonyms
in the sense of devotional
hymns and devotional songs
Synonyms
religious,
spiritual,
holy,
sacred,
devout,
pious,
reverential
in the sense of divine
the message of the Divine Book
Synonyms
sacred,
religious,
holy,
spiritual,
blessed,
revered,
venerable,
hallowed,
consecrated,
sanctified
in the sense of ethereal
Definition
heavenly or spiritual
the ethereal realm of the divine
Synonyms
spiritual,
heavenly (informal),
unearthly,
sublime,
celestial,
unworldly,
empyreal
Synonyms of 'spiritual'
spiritual
Explore 'spiritual' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of holy
Definition
of or associated with God or a deity
To most of the islanders, this is a holy place.
Synonyms
sacred,
blessed,
hallowed,
dedicated,
venerable,
consecrated,
venerated,
sacrosanct,
sanctified
in the sense of immaterial
Definition
not formed of matter
Synonyms
spiritual,
ghostly,
airy,
metaphysical,
ethereal,
disembodied,
incorporeal,
unsubstantial,
unembodied
in the sense of intangible
Definition
difficult for the mind to grasp
the intangible dimensions of our existence
Synonyms
abstract,
vague,
invisible,
dim,
elusive,
shadowy,
airy,
unreal,
indefinite,
ethereal,
evanescent,
incorporeal,
impalpable (formal),
unsubstantial
in the sense of metaphysical
He was moved by a metaphysical sense quite alien to him.
Synonyms
supernatural,
spiritual,
unreal,
intangible,
immaterial,
incorporeal,
impalpable,
unsubstantial
in the sense of other-worldly
Definition
mystical or supernatural
stories which encourage an image of the region as an other-worldly sort of place