单词 | spiritual |
释义 | spir·i·tu·al (spĭrĭ-ch-əl) adj. 1. Of, relating to, consisting of, or having the nature of spirit; not material; supernatural: spiritual power. 2. Of, concerned with, or affecting the soul: spiritual guidance; spiritual growth. 3. Not concerned with material or worldly things: led a spiritual life. 4. Of or belonging to a religion; sacred: spiritual practices; spiritual music. n. 1. a. A religious folk song of African-American origin. b. A work composed in imitation of such a song. 2. often spirituals Religious, spiritual, or ecclesiastical matters. [Middle English, from Old French spirituel, from Latin spīrituālis, of breathing, spiritual, from spīritus, breath; see SPIRIT.] spiri·tu·al·ly adv. spiri·tu·al·ness n. |
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