- (a.) Of or pertaining to the intellectual and higher endowments of the mind; mental; intellectual.
- (a.) Of or pertaining to the soul or its affections as influenced by the Spirit; controlled and inspired by the divine Spirit; proceeding from the Holy Spirit; pure; holy; divine; heavenly-minded; -- opposed to carnal.
- (a.) Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal; as, a spiritual substance or being.
- (a.) Of or pertaining to the moral feelings or states of the soul, as distinguished from the external actions; reaching and affecting the spirits.
- (a.) Not lay or temporal; relating to sacred things; ecclesiastical; as, the spiritual functions of the clergy; lords spiritual and temporal; a spiritual corporation.
- (n.) A spiritual function, office or affair. See Spirituality, 2.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). spiritual. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/spiritual/definitions/2065006 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "spiritual" http://smartdefine.org/spiritual/definitions/2065006 (accessed September 29, 2026). |
| Harvard | Webster's 2011, spiritual, Smart Define, viewed 29 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/spiritual/definitions/2065006>. |
| MLA | Webster's. "spiritual" 28 May 2011. Web. 29 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/spiritual/definitions/2065006> |