spiritual

Speech parts

1. spiritual - Noun

2. spiritual - Adjective

3. spiritual - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal; as, a spiritual substance or being.

Of or pertaining to the intellectual and higher endowments of the mind; mental; intellectual.

Of or pertaining to the moral feelings or states of the soul, as distinguished from the external actions; reaching and affecting the spirits.

Of or pertaining to the soul or its affections as influenced by the Spirit; controlled and inspired by the divine Spirit; proceeding from the Holy Spirit; pure; holy; divine; heavenly-minded; -- opposed to carnal.

Not lay or temporal; relating to sacred things; ecclesiastical; as, the spiritual functions of the clergy; lords spiritual and temporal; a spiritual corporation.

A spiritual function, office, or affair. See Spirituality, 2.

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Examples

Forgetting offences is a sign of sincere repentance. If you keep the memory of them, you may believe you have repented but you are like someone running in his sleep. Let no one consider it a minor defect, this darkness that often clouds the eyes even of spiritual people. John Climacus

A spiritual leader is able to see the past, present and the future. African Proverb

A woman who pursues a man for sex looses her spiritual beauty. African Proverb

Respect spiritual beings but keep your distance. Chinese Proverb

a ghostly face at the window Source: Internet

a phantasmal presence in the room Source: Internet

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