spiritual

 
Pronunciation: /ˈspɪrɪtʃʊəl, -tjʊəl/

adjective

  • 1relating to or affecting the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things: I’m responsible for his spiritual welfare
  • having a relationship based on a profound level of mental or emotional communion: he never forgot his spiritual father
  • (of a person) not concerned with material values or pursuits.
  • 2relating to religion or religious belief: the country’s spiritual leader

noun

  • (also Negro spiritual) a religious song of a kind associated with black Christians of the southern US, and thought to derive from the combination of European hymns and African musical elements by black slaves.

Phrases

one's spiritual home

a place in which one feels a strong sense of belonging: I had always thought of Italy as my spiritual home

Derivatives

spirituality

Pronunciation: /-ˈalɪti/
noun

spiritually

adverb

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French spirituel, from Latin spiritualis, from spiritus (see spirit)