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− | ===Adjective===
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− | '''Spiritual'''
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− | # Of or pertaining to the [[spirit]] or the [[soul]] | + | ==Origin== |
− | # Of or pertaining to the [[God]] or the [[sacred]]
| + | [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French ''espirital'', spiritual, from Late Latin ''spiritualis'', from [[Latin]], of [[breathing]], of [[wind]], from ''spiritus'' |
− | # Of or pertaining to [[spirit]]s; [[supernatural]]
| + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century] |
| + | ==Definitions== |
| + | *1: of, relating to, consisting of, or affecting the [[spirit]] or [[soul]] : incorporeal <spiritual needs> |
| + | *2a : of or relating to [[God]] or [[sacred]] matters <spiritual [[songs]]> |
| + | :b : ecclesiastical rather than lay or [[temporal]] <spiritual authority> <lords spiritual> |
| + | *3: concerned with religious [[values]] |
| + | *4: related or joined in [[spirit]] <our spiritual home> <his spiritual heir> |
| + | *5a : of or relating to [[supernatural]] [[beings]] or [[phenomena]] |
| + | :b : of, relating to, or involving [[spiritualism]] : spiritualistic |
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− | ===Noun===
| + | '''Spiritual''' may also refer to: |
− | # An [[African-American]] [[folk song]], or a song in that [[style]]
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| *[[Spirituality]], the state of [[spirit]] or more commonly, an interest in matters of the spirit. | | *[[Spirituality]], the state of [[spirit]] or more commonly, an interest in matters of the spirit. |
− | *[[Supernatural]], refers to forces and phenomena which are beyond ordinary scientific understanding. Concepts in the supernatural domain are closely related to concepts in religious spirituality and metaphysics. | + | *[[Supernatural]], refers to forces and phenomena which are beyond ordinary scientific understanding. Concepts in the supernatural domain are closely related to concepts in religious [[spirituality]] and [[metaphysics]]. |
− | *A branch of the 13th-century [[Franciscan]]s favoring poverty against the wealth of the Church. | + | *A branch of the 13th-century [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franciscan Franciscan]s favoring [[poverty]] against the [[wealth]] of the Church. |
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| [[Category: General Reference]] | | [[Category: General Reference]] |
| [[Category: Religion]] | | [[Category: Religion]] |