spiritual Definition

spiritual
adj

1. Belonging, referring or relating to the spirit or soul rather than to the body or to physical things.

Thesaurus: incorporeal, spectral, astral, disembodied, psychic, mental; Antonym: physical, material.
2. Belonging, referring or relating to religion; sacred, holy or divine.

Example: a spiritual leader
Thesaurus: sacred, holy, religious, devotional, ecclesiastical; Antonym: secular, worldly.
3a. Belonging, referring or relating to, or arising from, the mind or intellect;
3b. Highly refined in thought, feelings, etc.
4. Belonging, referring or relating to spirits, ghosts, etc.

Example: the spiritual world

noun

1. A type of religious song that is characterized by voice harmonies and which developed from the communal singing traditions of Black people in the southern states of the USA.

Form: Negro spiritual (also)

Derivative: spirituality
noun

Derivative: spiritually
adverb

Derivative: spiritualness
noun

Etymology: 13c: from Latin spiritualis; see spirit.