spiritual
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7.0
- adjective
- /ˈspɪrɪtʃuəl/
- Literature
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fantasmal
- I feel it gives such a painterly but also quite, yeah, ethereal, almost spiritual kind of look to the eye.
- spiritual being
- spiritual entity
- spiritual experience
Do you think some of these orbs are some type of spiritual entity, Grigby?
- Do you think some of these orbs are some type of spiritual entity, Grigby?
- But they don't believe that there is an evil spiritual realm.
- But then it is from a higher source or the astral plane, the first true spiritual plane that we encounter.
- Maybe you, O hermit living on locusts and out in the desert, have some spiritual power to help my baby.
- I'm open to ideas that can fit within a reasonable framework, but no spiritual or supernatural idea has ever fit that standard.
- Like just sitting there just freestyling and people would open up the the cooler and then it would just be like miracle, spiritual miracle.
- There's talk about it being a parasitic, spiritual or viral kind of thing.
Examples
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I have always believed in the spiritual powers some people have.
Fiction book (1995) -
Aborigines believe these ancestors still live in the environment in spiritual form, continually generating life.
Academic text (1990) -
So I mean, it really looked the part, this very spiritual place.
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And I just cut the lines to the spiritual world.
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Earlier, the story of the spiritual beings who prepare for love and wisdom on earth was told.
Academic text (1992) -
Their old house, possessed with the spiritual presence of the ancestors, crumbles back into the earth.
Academic text (1998) -
Shelly, in our experience, spiritual beings that can manipulate objects in the physical world are rare.
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The animal radiated a spiritual force so powerful that Hael was momentarily stunned.
Fiction book (1990) -
In Paris, Eduard Herriot, president of the Chamber, praised the pope's spiritual gallantry as protector of outraged weakness.
Academic text (1998) -
The forest had a spiritual quality, with mist swirling around the ancient trees.
Synonyms
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8.4
About events or abilities that cannot be explained by science, like telepathy
115
6.7
Not explained by nature or science and believed to come from other forces
40
4.7
Having a pale, quiet look that feels scary
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7.5
Looking like a ghost and causing fear
1
6.5
Having a pale, thin, and quiet appearance that feels spooky
1
9.9
Looking like a ghost and seeming unreal
1
9.8
Light and delicate with a feeling of something not physical
1
9.9
About mental powers people say are supernatural, like telepathy and clairvoyance
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9.9
Having the look or feel of a ghost
Relating to belief in ghosts, spirits, or forces beyond nature
Antonyms
Compounds
- NSFW
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8.6
A religious song made by Black people in the southern United States during slavery
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6.9
A place beyond the life we can see and touch where gods and unseen beings live
- Jargon
A card or message saying the sender will offer prayers for someone, often in the Catholic church
- Archaic
A relationship where people form deep emotional bonds guided by spiritual or religious beliefs instead of marriage
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Etymology
Spiritual comes from the Latin word spiritus, which means 'breath' or 'spirit' and is the same root as the common word spirit. So when something seems like a ghost or otherworldly, we call it spiritual because it feels linked to a 'spirit' rather than the body.