Difference between revisions of "Spiritual"
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− | # | + | ==Origin== |
− | + | [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'' | |
− | + | [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 | ||
− | + | '''Spiritual''' may also refer to: | |
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− | '''Spiritual''' may refer to: | ||
*[[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 [ | + | *A branch of the 13th-century [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franciscan Franciscan]s favoring [[poverty]] against the [[wealth]] of the Church. |
[[Category: General Reference]] | [[Category: General Reference]] | ||
[[Category: Religion]] | [[Category: Religion]] |
Revision as of 19:24, 10 May 2012
Origin
Middle English, from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French espirital, spiritual, from Late Latin spiritualis, from Latin, of breathing, of wind, from spiritus 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
Spiritual may also refer to:
- 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.
- A branch of the 13th-century Franciscans favoring poverty against the wealth of the Church.