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===Adjective===  
 
===Adjective===  
 
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'''Spiritual'''
'''spiritual'''
 
  
 
# Of or pertaining to the [[spirit]] or the [[soul]]
 
# Of or pertaining to the [[spirit]] or the [[soul]]
 
# Of or pertaining to the [[God]] or a [[Church]]; [[sacred]]
 
# Of or pertaining to the [[God]] or a [[Church]]; [[sacred]]
 
# Of or pertaining to [[spirit]]s; [[supernatural]]
 
# Of or pertaining to [[spirit]]s; [[supernatural]]
 
 
====Derived terms====
 
====Derived terms====
 
 
*[[spiritualism]]
 
*[[spiritualism]]
 
*[[spiritualist]]
 
*[[spiritualist]]
 
*[[spirituality]]
 
*[[spirituality]]
 
*[[spiritually]]
 
*[[spiritually]]
 
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
 
 
# An [[African-American]] [[folk song]], or a song in that [[style]]
 
# An [[African-American]] [[folk song]], or a song in that [[style]]
 
===Etymology===
 
Fr. ''[[spirituel]]''
 
 
===Pronunciation===
 
 
spi.ri'twal/
 
 
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'''Spiritual''' may refer to:
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[[Category: Religion]]

Revision as of 04:03, 15 December 2007

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Adjective

Spiritual

  1. Of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul
  2. Of or pertaining to the God or a Church; sacred
  3. Of or pertaining to spirits; supernatural

Derived terms

Noun

  1. An African-American folk song, or a song in that style

Spiritual may refer to:

  • Spirituality Studies
  • Spirituality, a concern with matters of the spirit
  • Spiritual music, an African American song, usually with a Christian religious text
  • Spiritual dance
  • Spiritual possession, a concept of many religions, where it is believed that a demon may take temporary control of a human body
  • Lords Spiritual, clergymen of the established Church of England who serve in the House of Lords
  • 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.