spiritual
[adjective]
Synonyms: sacred, devotional, divine, holy, religious

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Antonyms: physical, animal
Contrasted words: low, lower, base
Related Words: supernatural, supramundane, cerebral, intellectual, mental, elevated, high, high-minded, lofty, saintly

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English Thesaurus: holy, sacred, divine, spiritual, hallowed, ...

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I. spir‧i‧tu‧al¹ W3 /ˈspɪrətʃuəl, ˈspɪrɪtʃuəl/ adjective

1. relating to your spirit rather than to your body or mind:
Painting helps fill a spiritual need for beauty.
spiritual values

2. relating to religion Synonym : religious:
Islam was inspired by the teachings of the spiritual leader Mohammed.

3. sb’s spiritual home a place where you feel you belong because you share the ideas and attitudes of that society
—spiritually adverb

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II. spiritual² noun [countable]
a religious song of the type sung originally by African-Americans

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spiritual
adj.
VERBS be
ADV. deeply, truly, very This is an deeply spiritual piece of music. a truly spiritual experience
purely | almost The colours had an almost spiritual quality.

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holy [usually before noun] connected with God and religion, and therefore treated in a special way – used especially in the following phrases:
the Holy Bible
the holy city of Mecca
a Hindu holy man
They believe they are fighting a holy war.
The priest puts some holy water on the child’s head.
sacred connected with God and religion, and therefore treated in a special way – used especially in the following phrases:
This place is sacred to both Jews and Muslims.
In India, cows are considered sacred.
the Hindu sacred texts
sacred music
a sacred ritual
divine relating to or coming from God:
the divine right of kings
divine justice
divine providence
Human love should be a reflection of divine love, and so not be selfish or cruel.
spiritual relating to the soul, the spirit, and religion, and not with physical things or ordinary human activities:
Your spiritual life is far more important than any material things you could acquire.
the spiritual leader of the Tibetans
hallowed a hallowed place is considered to be very holy:
He was buried in hallowed ground.
The Golden Temple is Sikhism’s most hallowed shrine.
blessed made holy by God – used especially about saints:
the blessed Virgin Mary

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religious relating to religion:
the country's religious leaders
the importance of religious freedom
spiritual relating to matters of the human spirit, rather than the physical world:
The Dalai Lamai is the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet.
We tend to ignore people's spriritual needs, and focus too much on material things.
spiritual values
holy [usually before noun] connected with God and religion, and therefore treated in a special way – used especially in the following phrases:
the Holy Bible
the holy city of Mecca
a Hindu holy man
They believe they are fighting a holy war.
The priest puts some holy water on the child's head.
sacred connected with God and religion, and therefore treated in a special way – used especially in the following phrases:
This place is sacred to both Jews and Muslims.
In India, cows are considered sacred.
the Hindu sacred texts
sacred music
a sacred ritual
theological relating to the study of religion or to religious beliefs:
a theological debate
theological training
secular not relating to religion or controlled by a religious authority:
secular education
secular matters
In the UK we live in a much more secular society.
devout having a very strong belief in a religion:
a devout Catholic
orthodox believing in the traditional beliefs, laws, and practices of a religion:
orthodox Jews
atheist noun, adjective someone who does not believe that God exists:
She says she is an atheist.
atheist propaganda
agnostic noun, adjective someone who believes that people cannot know whether God exists or not:
I think I'd describe myself as an agnostic.
a group of prominent agnostic scientists

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