spiritual

Etymology

From Middle English spiritual, spirituel, from Old French spirituel, from Late Latin spiritualis, from Latin spiritus.

adj

1. Of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul.
   Respect towards ancestors is an essential part of Thai spiritual practice.
2. Of or pertaining to God or a place of worship; sacred, pure; (Christianity, specifically) inspired by the Holy Spirit.
3. Of or pertaining to spirits; supernatural.
   Despite personal schisms and differences in spiritual experience, there is a very coherent theology of Snape shared between the wives. To examine this manifestation of religious fandom, I will first discuss the canon scepticism and anti-Rowling sentiment that helps to contextualise the wider belief in Snape as a character who extends beyond book and film. 3 March 2014, Zoe Alderton, “‘Snapewives’ and ‘Snapeism’: A Fiction-Based Religion within the Harry Potter Fandom”, in Religions, volume 5, number 1, MDPI, →DOI, pages 219–257
4. Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal.
   a spiritual substance or being
5. Of or relating to the intellectual and higher endowments of the mind; mental; intellectual.
6. Not lay or temporal; relating to sacred things; ecclesiastical.
   the spiritual functions of the clergy; lords spiritual and temporal; a spiritual corporation

noun

1. A Christian religious song, especially one in an African-American style, or a similar non-religious song.
2. Any spiritual function, office, or affair.
   He assigns supremacy to the pope in spirituals, and to the emperor in temporals. — Lowell.