Transcription
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- [spir-i-choo-uh l]
- /ˈspɪr ɪ tʃu əl/
- /ˈspɪrɪtʃuəl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [spir-i-choo-uh l]
- /ˈspɪr ɪ tʃu əl/
Definitions of spiritual word
- adjective spiritual of, relating to, or consisting of spirit; incorporeal. 1
- adjective spiritual of or relating to the spirit or soul, as distinguished from the physical nature: a spiritual approach to life. 1
- adjective spiritual closely akin in interests, attitude, outlook, etc.: the professor's spiritual heir in linguistics. 1
- adjective spiritual of or relating to spirits or to spiritualists; supernatural or spiritualistic. 1
- adjective spiritual characterized by or suggesting predominance of the spirit; ethereal or delicately refined: She is more of a spiritual type than her rowdy brother. 1
- adjective spiritual of or relating to the spirit as the seat of the moral or religious nature. 1
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Origin of spiritual
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English < Medieval Latin spīrituālis, equivalent to Latin spīritu- (stem of spīritus spirit) + -ālis -al1
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Parts of speech for Spiritual
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spiritual popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
spiritual usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for spiritual
adj spiritual
- age of aquarius — an astrological era believed to bring increased spirituality and harmony on earth.
- alchemistic — a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and concerned principally with discovering methods for transmuting baser metals into gold and with finding a universal solvent and an elixir of life.
- all-powerful — An all-powerful person or organization has the power to do anything they want.
- apparitional — of or relating to an apparition or apparitions; ghostly, spectral
- asomatous — having no material body; incorporeal.
adjective spiritual
- astral — Astral means relating to the stars.
- cherubic — If someone looks cherubic, they look sweet and innocent like a cherub.
- churchlike — resembling or appropriate to a church: churchlike silence.
- churchly — appropriate to, associated with, or suggestive of church life and customs
- churchy — like a church, church service, etc
Antonyms for spiritual
adj spiritual
- actual — You use actual to emphasize that you are referring to something real or genuine.
- alluvial — Alluvial soils are soils which consist of earth and sand left behind on land which has been flooded or where a river once flowed.
- anatomical — Anatomical means relating to the structure of the bodies of people and animals.
- animalistic — If you describe a person or their behaviour as animalistic, you mean that they do not try to hide or control their basic feelings and physical needs.
- banausic — merely mechanical; materialistic; utilitarian
adjective spiritual
- animal — An animal is a living creature such as a dog, lion, or rabbit, rather than a bird, fish, insect, or human being.
- environmental — Relating to the natural world and the impact of human activity on its condition.
- geotic — (obsolete) Belonging to earth; terrestrial.
- laical — (archaic) Of or pertaining to a layman or laity.
- material — the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed: Stone is a durable material.
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