spiritual
1. spir.i.tu.al \'spir-ich-(*-)w*l, -ich-*l\ \-e-\ aj [ME, fr. MF & LL; MF
spirituel, fr. LL spiritualis, fr. L, of breat]hing, of wind, fr. spiritus
1: of, relating to, or consisting of spirit : INCORPOREAL 2a: of or
relating to sacred matters {~ songs} 2b: ecclesiastical rather than lay or
temporal {lords ~} 3: spiritually akin or related {~ home ~ heir} 4a: of
ore relating to ghosts or similar supernatural beings 4b: SPIRITUALISTIC
- spir.i.tu.al.ly av
2. spiritual n pl 1: things of a spiritual, ecclesiastical, or religious
nature 2: a Negro religious song esp. of the southern U.S. usu. of a
deeply emotio nal character