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SPIRITUAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States
Synonyms:
Negro spiritual; spiritual
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("spiritual" is a kind of...):
religious song (religious music for singing)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lacking material body or form or substance
Example:
the vital transcendental soul belonging to the spiritual realm
Classified under:
Similar:
immaterial; incorporeal (without material form or substance)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Resembling or characteristic of a phantom
Example:
spiritual tappings at a seance
Synonyms:
apparitional; ghostlike; ghostly; phantasmal; spectral; spiritual
Classified under:
Similar:
supernatural (not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material)
Derivation:
spirit (any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
Example:
spiritual songs
Synonyms:
religious; spiritual
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
sacred (concerned with religion or religious purposes)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul
Example:
unearthly love
Synonyms:
spiritual; unearthly
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
unworldly (not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations)
Derivation:
spirituality (concern with things of the spirit)
Context examples:
Emotional, social, spiritual, or physical pain or suffering that may cause a person to feel sad, afraid, depressed, anxious, or lonely.
(Distress, NCI Dictionary)
Control of pain, of other symptoms, and of psychological, social, and spiritual problems is paramount.
(Hospice Care, NCI Thesaurus)
Continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature; contemplation of spiritual matters
(Meditation Therapy, NCI Thesaurus)
A person trained in both psychology and theology who can provide psychological and spiritual guidance to individuals and families.
(Pastoral counselor, NCI Thesaurus)
A question about an individual's distress related to their spiritual or religious concerns.
(Distress over Spiritual or Religious Concerns, NCI Thesaurus)
The elephant has long been an important spiritual, cultural and national symbol in Thailand.
(Overhunting of large animals has catastrophic effects on trees, NSF)
The love of man and woman, I had always held, was a sublimated something related to spirit, a spiritual bond that linked and drew their souls together.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
Complementary and alternative medicine may include dietary supplements, megadose vitamins, herbal preparations, special teas, acupuncture, massage therapy, magnet therapy, spiritual healing, and meditation.
(Complementary and Alternative Medicine, NCI Dictionary)
It is based on the belief that qi (the body's vital energy) flows along meridians (channels) in the body and keeps a person’s spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical health in balance.
(Oriental medicine, NCI Dictionary)
It is based on the belief that qi (the body's vital energy) flows along 20 meridians (channels) throughout the body and keeps a person's spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical health in balance.
(Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, NCI Dictionary)
