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spiritual

concerned with sacred or religious things; refined; sensitive: She is a spiritual woman.
Not to be confused with:
spirituous – distilled, as whiskey; containing much alcohol: a spirituous concoction
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spir·i·tu·al

(spĭr′ĭ-cho͞o-əl)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, consisting of, or having the nature of spirit; not material; supernatural: spiritual power.
2. Of, concerned with, or affecting the soul: spiritual guidance; spiritual growth.
3. Not concerned with material or worldly things: led a spiritual life.
4. Of or belonging to a religion; sacred: spiritual practices; spiritual music.
n.
1.
a. A religious folk song of African-American origin.
b. A work composed in imitation of such a song.
2. often spirituals Religious, spiritual, or ecclesiastical matters.
[Middle English, from Old French spirituel, from Latin spīrituālis, of breathing, spiritual, from spīritus, breath; see spirit.]
spir′i·tu·al·ly adv.
spir′i·tu·al·ness n.
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spiritual

(ˈspɪrɪtjʊəl)
adj
1. relating to the spirit or soul and not to physical nature or matter; intangible
2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) of, relating to, or characteristic of sacred things, the Church, religion, etc
3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) 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
n
5. (Music, other) See Negro spiritual
6. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (often plural) the sphere of religious, spiritual, or ecclesiastical matters, or such matters in themselves
7. (Alternative Belief Systems) the spiritual the realm of spirits
ˈspiritually adv
ˈspiritualness n
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spir•it•u•al

(ˈspɪr ɪ tʃu əl)

adj.
1. pertaining to the spirit or soul, as distinguished from the physical nature.
2. of or pertaining to the spirit as the seat of the moral or religious nature.
3. of or pertaining to sacred things or matters; religious.
4. pertaining to or consisting of spirit; incorporeal.
5. closely akin in interests, outlook, feeling, etc.: the composer's spiritual heir.
6. pertaining to spirits or to spiritualists; supernatural or spiritualistic.
7. of the church; ecclesiastical: lords spiritual and temporal.
8. pertaining to the mind or intellect.
n.
9. an emotionally expressive religious song of a type originating among blacks in the southern U.S.
10. a spiritual thing or matter.
[1275–1325; Middle English < Medieval Latin spīrituālis= Latin spīritu-, s. of spīritus spirit + -ālis -al 1]
spir′it•u•al•ly, adv.
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spiritual

A religious folk song, generally associated with American blacks. Spirituals became an aspect of culture in the deep South, and many used biblical themes in their texts to express symbolically the plight of the slaves, their longing for freedom, and their faith in God and a meaningful afterlife.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. spiritual - a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States
religious song - religious music for singing
Adj. 1. spiritual - concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church; "religious texts"; "a member of a religious order"; "lords temporal and spiritual"; "spiritual leaders"; "spiritual songs"
sacred - concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music"
2. [画像:spiritual - concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul]spiritual - concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul; "a spiritual approach to life"; "spiritual fulfillment"; "spiritual values"; "unearthly love"
unworldly - not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations; "was unworldly and did not greatly miss worldly rewards"- Sheldon Cheney
3. spiritual - lacking material body or form or substance; "spiritual beings"; "the vital transcendental soul belonging to the spiritual realm"-Lewis Mumford
incorporeal, immaterial - without material form or substance; "an incorporeal spirit"
4. spiritual - resembling or characteristic of a phantom; "a ghostly face at the window"; "a phantasmal presence in the room"; "spectral emanations"; "spiritual tappings at a seance"
supernatural - not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material; "supernatural forces and occurrences and beings"
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spiritual

adjective
1. nonmaterial, metaphysical, other-worldly, ethereal, intangible, immaterial, incorporeal She lived entirely by spiritual values.
nonmaterial material, physical, corporeal, substantial, concrete, tangible, palpable, nonspiritual
2. sacred, religious, holy, divine, ethereal, devotional, otherworldly A man in priestly clothes offered spiritual guidance.
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spiritual

adjective
2. Of or concerned with the spirit rather than the body or material things:
3. Of or relating to a church or to an established religion:
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Translations
روحِي ، روحانيرَوحِيّ
duchovníduševníspirituál
spirituelåndelig
hengellinen
duhovan
lelki
andlegur; trúarlegur
精神的な
정신적인
duhoven
spirituell
เกี่ยวกับจิตใจ
manevi manevîruhsal
thuộc tinh thần

spiritual

[ˈspɪrɪtjʊəl]
A. ADJ → espiritual
B. N (Mus) → canción f religiosa
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spiritual

[ˈspɪrɪtʃuəl]
adj
(not material, not physical) [growth, development, experience, values, needs] → spirituel(le)
(= religious) → religieux/euse
the spiritual leader of Tibet → le chef spirituel du Tibet
n (also Negro spiritual) → negro spiritual m
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spiritual

adj → geistig ; person → spirituell ; expression → vergeistigt ; (Eccl) → geistlich ; spiritual life → Seelenleben nt; my spiritual home → meine geistige Heimat ; Lords spiritual → geistliche Lords (im Oberhaus); the spiritual world → die spirituelle Welt
n (Mus) → Spiritual nt
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spiritual

[ˈspɪrɪtjʊəl]
1. adj → spirituale
2. n (Mus) → spiritual m inv
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spirit

(ˈspirit) noun
1. a principle or emotion which makes someone act. The spirit of kindness seems to be lacking in the world nowadays. emosie روح، مَبْدأ дух espírito duch der Geist ånd πνεύμα, αίσθηση espíritu vaim, meelsus روحيه henki esprit נפש भावना duh szellem semangat hugarfar spirito 精神 마음 dvasia gars semangat geest ånd, kraft uczucie, nastawienie خوټيدل، دارى espírito spirit дух; настроение duch duh duh anda, stämning, sinnelag น้ําใจ ruh 精神,道義,感情 дух رائج ذہنی یا اخلاقی رویہ tinh thần, linh hồn 精神,道义,感情
2. a person's mind, will, personality etc thought of as distinct from the body, or as remaining alive eg as a ghost when the body dies. Our great leader may be dead, but his spirit still lives on; (also adjective) the spirit world; Evil spirits have taken possession of him. gees روح الإنْسان، شَبَح дух espírito duch(ovní) der Geist sjæl; ånd; åndelig πνεύμα espíritu hing, vaim ذهن henki esprit; des esprits נפש आत्मा duh, duša lélek, szellem roh andi spirito; degli spiriti 魂 정신, 영혼 dvasia gars jiwa geest ånd, sjel dusza, duch ذهن espírito spirit; duh душа, дух duch; duchovný duh duh ande จิตใจ ruh 精神,靈魂 душа انسان کا غیر مادّی ناطق، ذی شعور وجود، روح linh hồn, hồn ma 精神,灵魂
3. liveliness; courage. He acted with spirit. geestigheid شَجاعَه душа coragem odvaha der Elan liv og sjæl σφρίγος, θάρρος valor innukus, julgus شادي؛ سر زندگي rohkeus, eloisuus courage אומץ जोश hrabrost, srčanost élénkség semangat fjör, kraftur coraggio, 元気 원기, 용기 narsumas, entuziazmas entuziasms; drosme semangat levenskracht mot, kraft, liv zapał شادی coragem cu­raj воодушевление odvaha elan duša kraft, liv, energi ความมุ่งมั่น canlılık, şevk, moral 氣魄 натхнення; хоробрість حوصلہ، ہمت lòng can đảm, tính hăng hái 气魄
ˈspirited adjective
full of courage or liveliness. a spirited attack/description. geestig شُجاع، حَيَوي енергичен vivo odvážný; živý temperamentvoll veloplagt θαρραλέος, ζωηρός animado, enérgico, vigoroso julge, elav rohkea, eloisa fougueux; plein de verve נִמרַץ सजीव, उत्साही, साहसी, तेजस्वी živahan, odvažan élénk penuh semangat kraftmikill, fjörlegur coraggioso; vivace 元気のある 용기 있는, 힘찬 narsus, drąsus enerģisks; drošs; dzīvs bersemangat levendig modig, energisk, spirituell porywający زړه ور vivo energic; cura­jos; plin de vervă воодушевлённый;живой odvážny; živý duhovit nadahnut livlig, kraftfull, modig ซึ่งมุ่งมั่น canlı, ateşli 有精神的,生氣勃勃的 натхненний; хоробрий حوصلہ اور ہمت سے بھرپور đầy khí thế, hăng say 有精神的,生气勃勃的
ˈspiritedly adverb
geestig بِشَجاعَه оживено corajosamente čile temperamentvoll veloplagt θαρραλέα con vigor elavalt rohkeasti, eloisasti avec verve בְּאוֹמֵץ साहस से, सजीवता से živahno, odvažno élénken dengan penuh semangat af krafti coraggiosamente 元気に 용기 있게, 힘차게 narsiai, su įkarščiu enerģiski; droši; dzīvi dengan penuh semangat levendig modig, energisk z zapałem زړه ور corajosamente cu vervă воодушевленно; живо čulo živahno nadahnuto livligt, kraftfullt, modigt อย่างมีชีวิตชีวา; อย่างกล้าหาญ şevkle, coşkuyla 精神飽滿地 натхненно; хоробро بلند حوصلے سے đầy khí thế, hăng say 精神饱满地
ˈspirits noun plural
1. a person's mood. He's in good/high/low spirits (= He's happy / very cheerful / depressed); This news may raise his spirits. emosie, bui مَعْنَوِيّات، روح مَعْنَوِيَّه настроение estado de espírito nálada die Stimmung humør διάθεση humor meeleolu mieliala humeur; moral מַצַב רוּחַ मनोदशा raspoloženje kedv semangat hugarástand umore, morale 気分 기분 nuotaika garastāvoklis; oma angin stemming humør nastrój د يو سړى رويه estado de espírito dispoziţie; morală настроение, душевное состояние nálada razpoloženje raspoloženje humör อารมณ์ ruhsal durum 情緒 настрій, душевний стан مزاج cảm xúc 情绪
2. strong alcoholic drink, eg whisky, gin, vodka etc. spiritualieë مَشْروبات روحِيَّه алкохол bebida alcoólica lihovina die Spirituosen(pl.) spiritus οινοπνευματώδες ποτό licor kange alkohoolne jook väkevät juomat spiritueux מַשקֶה חָרִיף शराब žestoka pića szesz(es ital) minuman keras brenndur drykkur alcolico 酒 주정 stiprus alkoholinis gėrimas stiprs alkoholisks dzēriens minuman keras sterke drank sprit, brennevin alkohol wysokoprocentowy قوى الكولى څښاك bebida alcoólica spirtos спиртной напиток liehovina žganje špiritus sprit แอลกอฮอล์; เหล้า alkollü içkiler 烈酒 алкоголь, спиртний напій تیز کشید کردہ شراب rượu mạnh, cồn 烈酒
ˈspiritual (-tʃul) adjective
of one's spirit or soul, or of one's religious beliefs. geestelik روحِي ، روحاني духовен espiritual duchovní geistig spirituel; åndelig πνευματικός espiritual hingeline, vaimulik hengellinen spirituel רוחני अध्यात्मिक‍ duševni, duhovni lelki rohani andlegur; trúarlegur spirituale 精神的な 영적인 dvasinis garīgs; reliģisks rohaniah; batiniah geestelijk åndelig, ånds-, sjele- duchowy روحاني، مذهبي espiritual spiritual духовный; церковный duchovný duhoven duhovni andlig, själslig, religiös ซึ่งเกี่ยวกับจิตใจ; ซึ่งเกี่ยวกับศาสนา ruhsal, manevî 精神上的,心靈的,宗教的 духовний; релігійний روحانی thuộc tâm, linh hồn con người, thuộc giáo hội 精神上的,心灵的,宗教的
ˈspiritually adverb
geestelik روحِيّا، روحانِيّا духовно espiritualmente duchovně geistig spirituelt; åndeligt πνευματικά espiritualmente hingeliselt, vaimulikult hengellisesti spirituellement בְּרוחָנִיוּת अध्यात्मिकतापूर्वक duhovno lelkileg secara spiritual andlega spiritualmente 精神的に 영적으로 dvasiškai garīgi dari segi rohaniah geestelijk åndelig duchowo روحاني، مذهبي espiritualmente spiriual; cu spirit духовно duchovne duhovno duhovno andligt, själsligt, religiöst โดยที่เกี่ยวกับจิตใจ ruhen, manen 精神地 духовно; релігійно روحانی طور پر thuộc linh hồn con người, thuộc giáo hội 精神地
spirit level
a tool consisting of a bar containing a glass tube of liquid, for testing whether a surface is level. waterpas مِقياس إسْتِواء السَّطح терзия nível vodováha die Nivellierwaage vaterpas αλφάδι nível de aire vaaderpass تراز vesivaaka niveau à bulle פלס तलमापी, साधनी libela, razulja alkoholos vízszintező waterpas hallamælir livella アルコール水準器 수준기(水準器) gulsčiukas līmeņrādis timbang air waterpas vater poziomica دراز nível de bolha boloboc ватерпас vodováha vodna tehtnica libela vattenpass เครื่องปรับระดับผิวหน้าให้ตรง kabarcıklı düzeç, tesviye ruhu 酒精水準儀 спиртовий рівень افقی سطح کی ہمواری جانچنے کا آلہ ống ni vô 水平仪,酒精水准仪
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spiritual

→ رَوحِيّ duševní spirituel spirituell πνευματικός espiritual hengellinen spirituel duhovan spirituale 精神的な 정신적인 spiritueel spirituell duchowy espiritual духовный spirituell เกี่ยวกับจิตใจ manevi thuộc tinh thần 精神上的
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spiritual

adj espiritual
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