Meaning of spiritual | Babel Free

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1. A Christian religious song, especially one in an African-American style, or a similar non-religious song.
2. A member of a branch of the Franciscan order that advocated simple dress and renounced the owning of property.
   historical
3. A religious folk song, generally associated with American blacks. Spirituals became an aspect of culture in the deep South, and many used biblical themes in their texts to express symbolically the plight of the slaves, their longing for freedom, and their faith in God and a meaningful afterlife.
4. Any spiritual function, office, or affair.
5. spiritual (a Christian religious song)
6. full of courage or liveliness. a spirited attack/description. geestig شُجاع، حَيَوي енергичен vivo odvážný; živý temperamentvoll veloplagt θαρραλέος, ζωηρόςanimado, enérgico, vigoroso julge, elav rohkea, eloisa fougueux; plein de verve נִמרַץ सजीव, उत्साही, साहसी, तेजस्वी živahan, odvažan élénk penuh semangat kraftmikill, fjörlegur coraggioso; vivace 元気のある 용기 있는, 힘찬 narsus, drąsus enerģisks; drošs; dzīvs bersemangat levendigmodig, energisk, spirituell porywający زړه ور vivo energic; cura­jos;...
7. geestig بِشَجاعَه оживено corajosamente čile temperamentvoll veloplagt θαρραλέα con vigor elavalt rohkeasti, eloisasti avec verve בְּאוֹמֵץ साहस से, सजीवता से živahno, odvažno élénken dengan penuh semangat af krafti coraggiosamente 元気に 용기 있게, 힘차게 narsiai, su įkarščiu enerģiski; droši; dzīvi dengan penuh semangat levendigmodig, energisk z zapałem زړه ور corajosamente cu vervă воодушевленно; живо čulo živahno nadahnuto livligt, kraftfullt, modigt อย่างมีชีวิตชีวา; อย่างกล้าหาญ şevkle, coşkuyla ...
8. of one's spirit or soul, or of one's religious beliefs. geestelik روحِي ، روحاني духовен espiritual duchovní geistig spirituel; åndelig πνευματικόςespiritual hingeline, vaimulik hengellinen spirituelרוחני अध्यात्मिक‍ duševni, duhovni lelki rohani andlegur; trúarlegur spirituale 精神的な 영적인 dvasinis garīgs; reliģisks rohaniah; batiniah geestelijkåndelig, ånds-, sjele-duchowy روحاني، مذهبي espiritual spiritual духовный; церковный duchovný duhoven duhovni andlig, själslig, religiös ซึ่งเกี่ยวกับจิต...
9. geestelik روحِيّا، روحانِيّا духовно espiritualmente duchovně geistig spirituelt; åndeligt πνευματικά espiritualmente hingeliselt, vaimulikult hengellisesti spirituellement בְּרוחָנִיוּת अध्यात्मिकतापूर्वक duhovno lelkileg secara spiritual andlega spiritualmente 精神的に 영적으로 dvasiškai garīgi dari segi rohaniah geestelijkåndelig duchowo روحاني، مذهبي espiritualmente spiriual; cu spirit духовно duchovne duhovno duhovno andligt, själsligt, religiöst โดยที่เกี่ยวกับจิตใจ ruhen, manen 精神地 духовно; ре...
10. a tool consisting of a bar containing a glass tube of liquid, for testing whether a surface is level. waterpas مِقياس إسْتِواء السَّطح терзия nível vodováha die Nivellierwaage vaterpas αλφάδι nível de aire vaaderpass تراز vesivaaka niveau à bulleפלס तलमापी, साधनी libela, razulja alkoholos vízszintező waterpas hallamælir livella アルコール水準器 수준기(水準器) gulsčiukas līmeņrādis timbang air waterpasvater poziomica دراز nível de bolha boloboc ватерпас vodováha vodna tehtnica libela vattenpass เครื่องปรับร...
11. Of, relating to, consisting of, or having the nature of spirit; not material; supernatural: spiritual power.
12. Of, concerned with, or affecting the soul: spiritual guidance; spiritual growth.
13. Not concerned with material or worldly things: led a spiritual life.
14. Of or belonging to a religion; sacred: spiritual practices; spiritual music.

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Examples

“He assigns supremacy to the pope in spirituals, and to the emperor in temporals.”

“But in the years that followed, the cause of the Spirituals became championed by far more substantial figures within the church.”

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