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Spiritual — Spir it*u*al, a. [L. spiritualis: cf. F. spirituel. See {Spirit}.] 1. Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal; as, a spiritual substance or being. [1913 Webster] It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. 1 Cor. xv. 44.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spiritual — may refer to:*Spirituality, a concern with matters of the spirit *Spiritual, 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… … Wikipedia
Spiritual — Smn geistliches Lied amerikanischer Schwarzer per. Wortschatz fach. (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. L. spīrituālis ist geistig, geistlich , daher (Negro )Spiritual für das geistliche Lied der Schwarzen in den amerikanischen Südstaaten. Ebenso nndl.… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
spiritual — spiritual, spirituous The two words now have distinct meanings, spiritual being the general word relating to the spirit or soul, and spirituous referring to distilled alcoholic drinks. In older writing up to the end of the 19c spirituous is… … Modern English usage
Spiritual — Spir it*u*al, n. A spiritual function, office, or affair. See {Spirituality}, 2. [1913 Webster] He assigns supremacy to the pope in spirituals, and to the emperor in temporals. Lowell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spiritual — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to or affecting the human spirit as opposed to material or physical things. 2) relating to religion or religious belief. ► NOUN (also negro spiritual) ▪ a religious song of a kind associated with black Christians of the… … English terms dictionary
spiritual — index incorporeal, intangible, sacrosanct, solemn Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
spiritual — spiritual:1.⇨geistlich(1)–2.⇨übersinnlich … Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme
spiritual — → góspel … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
spiritual — (adj.) of or concerning the spirit (especially in religious aspects), c.1300, from O.Fr. spirituel (12c.), from L. spiritualis, from spiritus of breathing, of the spirit (see SPIRIT (Cf. spirit)). Meaning of or concerning the church is attested… … Etymology dictionary
spiritual — spiritùāl m <G spirituála> DEFINICIJA kat. nadzorni svećenik u novicijatu … Hrvatski jezični portal
