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comparative more spiritual, superlative most spiritual
Of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul. examples
(Christianity, specifically) inspired by the Holy Spirit. quotations examples
Brethren, if a man bee ouertaken in a fault: yee which are spirituall, restore such a one in the spirit of meeknesse, considering thy selfe least thou also be tempted.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], Galatians 6:1
Of or pertaining to spirits; supernatural. quotations examples
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.
2014 March 3, Zoe Alderton, “‘Snapewives’ and ‘Snapeism’: A Fiction-Based Religion within the Harry Potter Fandom”, in Religions, volume 5, number 1, MDPI, pages 219–257
Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal. quotations examples
It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1 Corinthians 15:44
Of or relating to the intellectual and higher endowments of the mind; mental; intellectual. examples
Not lay or temporal; relating to sacred things; ecclesiastical. examples
plural spirituals
A Christian religious song, especially one in an African-American style, or a similar non-religious song. examples
Any spiritual function, office, or affair. quotations examples
He assigns supremacy to the pope in spirituals, and to the emperor in temporals.
a. 1880, James Russell Lowell, "Dante"