ˈspɪrɪtjuəl adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or
concerning the spirit as opposed to
matter. 2
concerned with sacred or
religious things;
holy;
divine; inspired (the spiritual
life; spiritual songs). 3 (of the
mind etc.)
refined,
sensitive;
not concerned with the
material. 4 (of a
relationship etc.) concerned with the
soul or spirit
etc., not with
external reality (his spiritual home). --n. =
Negro spiritual. øspiritual courts
ecclesiastical courts. øøspirituality n. spiritually adv. spiritualness n. [ME f. OF
spirituel f. L spiritualis (as SPIRIT)]