spiritual being
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- noun
- /ˈspɪrɪtʃuəl ˈbiːɪŋ/
- Literature
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ser espiritual
- A spiritual being is often described as a guardian angel that guides and protects us.
And the court that you mentioned, quite rightly, is a court of spiritual beings, that those are angels.
- And the court that you mentioned, quite rightly, is a court of spiritual beings, that those are angels.
- They can be earthly beings, they can be animal beings, they can be spiritual beings, and they can be other human beings.
- Because spiritual beings never give their authority or their gifts to someone on a permanent basis.
Examples
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Many cultures believe that a spiritual being can influence our thoughts and actions.
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In various religions, a spiritual being is seen as an entity that connects humans with the divine.
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And I look at us as spiritual beings in a physical body.
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And the answer is that we are all spiritual beings having a human experience.
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We're all spiritual beings having a physical experience, right?
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We are not only physical beings but spiritual beings as well.
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Angels are those spiritual beings created by God who have freely chosen the good.
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I maintain that there are higher spiritual beings and enlightened humans.
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I've heard the saying that we are not human beings having a spiritual experience, but rather we are spiritual beings having a human experience.
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You're a spiritual being having a human experience in the midst of a lot of chaos and disruption.
Synonyms
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A ghost or supernatural being that can appear to people
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A being like a ghost or spirit that can affect people
How Powerful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning of 'spiritual being' is directly compositional: 'spiritual' (relating to immaterial or soul matters) modifies 'being' (an individual entity), so a learner who knows both words can infer a non-physical or religious entity. This adjective+noun pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, making the phrase predictable for B1 learners.
Etymology
The term spiritual being comes from the old idea that spiritual was the invisible 'breath' or 'life' inside people, and a being is something that exists. So a spiritual being is thought of as an unseen life or presence that can affect people and their lives.