spiritual
1Spiritual — Spir it*u*al, a. [L. spiritualis: cf. F. spirituel. See {Spirit}.] 1. Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal; as, a spiritual substance or being. [1913 Webster] It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. 1 Cor. xv. 44.… …
2Spiritual — may refer to:*Spirituality, a concern with matters of the spirit *Spiritual, an African American song, usually with a Christian religious text *Spiritual dance *Spiritual possession, a concept of many religions, where it is believed that a demon… …
3Spiritual — Smn geistliches Lied amerikanischer Schwarzer per. Wortschatz fach. (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. L. spīrituālis ist geistig, geistlich , daher (Negro )Spiritual für das geistliche Lied der Schwarzen in den amerikanischen Südstaaten. Ebenso nndl.… …
4spiritual — spiritual, spirituous The two words now have distinct meanings, spiritual being the general word relating to the spirit or soul, and spirituous referring to distilled alcoholic drinks. In older writing up to the end of the 19c spirituous is… …
5Spiritual — Spir it*u*al, n. A spiritual function, office, or affair. See {Spirituality}, 2. [1913 Webster] He assigns supremacy to the pope in spirituals, and to the emperor in temporals. Lowell. [1913 Webster] …
6spiritual — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to or affecting the human spirit as opposed to material or physical things. 2) relating to religion or religious belief. ► NOUN (also negro spiritual) ▪ a religious song of a kind associated with black Christians of the… …
7spiritual — index incorporeal, intangible, sacrosanct, solemn Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
8spiritual — spiritual:1.⇨geistlich(1)–2.⇨übersinnlich …
9spiritual — → góspel …
10spiritual — (adj.) of or concerning the spirit (especially in religious aspects), c.1300, from O.Fr. spirituel (12c.), from L. spiritualis, from spiritus of breathing, of the spirit (see SPIRIT (Cf. spirit)). Meaning of or concerning the church is attested… …
