spiritual

B1 Topic:Religion & Belief

Also spelled h-piritual

US /ˈspɪɹɪt͡ʃuəl/ UK /ˈspɪɹɪtʃʊəl/ See IPA manual

adj noun Freq #4512

Meanings

1

adj
Relating to the human spirit or soul rather than physical things.

Meditation gives her a sense of spiritual peace.
2

adj
Relating to religion or sacred matters.

The temple is an important spiritual center for the community.
3

noun
A religious folk song, especially one developed by African Americans in the southern United States.

The choir closed the service with an old spiritual.

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2 adj · relating to religion or... sacred

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Forms spirituallyspiritualsunspiritual

Derived forms antispiritualantispiritualismantispiritualityaspiritualaspiritualitycyberspiritualecospiritualinterspiritualnonspiritualpanspiritualpseudospiritualpsychospiritual

Related forms spiritous spirituous

Etymology

From Middle English spiritual, spirituel, from Old French spirituel, from Late Latin spīrituālis, from Latin spīritus. By surface analysis, spirit + -ual.

spiritual Middle English spirituel Old French spīrituālis la-lat spīritus Latin

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# spiritual

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** ˈspɪɹɪt͡ʃuəl
**IPA (UK):** ˈspɪɹɪtʃʊəl
**Frequency rank:** 4512

## Meanings
1. Relating to the human spirit or soul rather than physical things.
2. Relating to religion or sacred matters.
3. A religious folk song, especially one developed by African Americans in the southern United States.

## Examples
- Meditation gives her a sense of spiritual peace.
- The temple is an important spiritual center for the community.
- The choir closed the service with an old spiritual.

## Derived Forms
- antispiritual
- antispiritualism
- antispirituality
- aspiritual
- aspirituality
- cyberspiritual
- ecospiritual
- interspiritual
- nonspiritual
- panspiritual
- pseudospiritual
- psychospiritual

## Related Forms
- spiritous
- spirituous

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: spiritual
- Root: spirituel
- Root: spīrituālis
- Root: spīritus

## Etymology
From Middle English spiritual, spirituel, from Old French spirituel, from Late Latin spīrituālis, from Latin spīritus. By surface analysis, spirit + -ual.

## AI Etymology
Spiritual is from Middle English spiritual, spirituel, from Old French spirituel, from Late Latin spīrituālis, from Latin spīritus. By surface analysis, spirit + -ual. Important forms in the word's history include Middle English spiritual, Old French spirituel, la-lat spīrituālis, Latin spīritus. In current use it includes senses such as Relating to the human spirit or soul rather than physical things and Relating to religion or sacred matters.

## Topics
- Religion & Belief

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