spiritual Definition

of, relating to, consisting of, or affecting the spirit : incorporeal

of or relating to sacred matters

ecclesiastical rather than lay or temporal

things of a spiritual, ecclesiastical, or religious nature

a religious song usually of a deeply emotional character that was developed especially among blacks in the southern U.S.

any of a party of 13th and 14th century Franciscans advocating strict observance of a rule of poverty for their order

a card notifying the recipient of a number of devotional acts performed by a Roman Catholic on behalf of a person on special occasions (such as name days or anniversaries) or for the soul of someone recently deceased especially as an expression of sympathy