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Spiritual

/ˈspɪɹɪtjʊəl/

A Christian religious song, especially one in an African-American style, or a similar non-religious song.

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📖 Definitions of "Spiritual"

noun

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.
"He assigns supremacy to the pope in spirituals, and to the emperor in temporals. — Lowell."

adjective

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.
3
Of or pertaining to spirits; supernatural.
4
Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal.
"a spiritual substance or being"

🔄 Synonyms of "Spiritual"

13 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
sacred	Characterized by solemn religious ceremony or religious use, especially, in a positive sense; consecrated, made holy.
incorporealnoun	Having no material form or physical substance.
phantasmal	Of or pertaining to, or having the characteristics of, a phantom (“apparition or ghost”); ghostly, spectral.
immaterialnoun	(figurative) Of no importance; inconsequential, insignificant, unimportant.
spectral	Of, or pertaining to, spectra; classified according to frequency or wavelength (of light etc.).
supernaturalnoun	Above nature; beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by a deity or some force beyond that with which humans are born.
ghostly	Of or pertaining to ghosts or spirits.
unearthly	Not of the earth; non-terrestrial.
religiousnoun	Concerning religion.
unworldly	Characterising people who are unconcerned with worldly matters; spiritually minded.
apparitional	(religion, forteana) Of or pertaining to an apparition or apparitions
ghostlike	Seemingly invisible; as a ghost, similar to a ghost.
negro spiritualnoun	(music) A genre of African American song, usually with a Christian text, and sung a cappella with no harmony; it developed into gospel music.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Spiritual"

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Word	Definition
apparitional	(religion, forteana) Of or pertaining to an apparition or apparitions
supernaturalnoun	Above nature; beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by a deity or some force beyond that with which humans are born.
unworldly	Characterising people who are unconcerned with worldly matters; spiritually minded.
ghostly	Of or pertaining to ghosts or spirits.
spectralnoun	Of, or pertaining to, spectra; classified according to frequency or wavelength (of light etc.).
ghostlike	Seemingly invisible; as a ghost, similar to a ghost.
phantasmal	Of or pertaining to, or having the characteristics of, a phantom (“apparition or ghost”); ghostly, spectral.
religious	Concerning religion.
sacred	Characterized by solemn religious ceremony or religious use, especially, in a positive sense; consecrated, made holy.
incorporeal	Having no material form or physical substance.
immaterial	(figurative) Of no importance; inconsequential, insignificant, unimportant.
unearthly	Not of the earth; non-terrestrial.
spiritnoun	The soul of a person or other creature.
spiritualitynoun	The quality or state of being spiritual.
psychenoun	The human soul, mind, or spirit.
soulnoun	(religion, folklore) The spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality, often believed to live on after the person's death.
mentalnoun	(relational) Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.
intellectual	Endowed with intellect; having a keen sense of understanding; having the capacity for higher forms of knowledge or thought; characterized by intelligence or cleverness
ritual	Related to a rite or repeated set of actions.
ethosnoun	The character or fundamental values of a person, people, culture, or movement.