spiritual

/ˈspir-i-chə-wəl/

Middle English, from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French espirital, spiritual, from Late Latin spiritualis, from Latin, of breathing, of wind, from spiritus

adjective

  1. of, relating to, consisting of, or affecting the spirit : incorporeal

  2. of or relating to sacred matters

  3. ecclesiastical rather than lay or temporal

spiritual needs

noun

  1. things of a spiritual, ecclesiastical, or religious nature

  2. a religious song usually of a deeply emotional character that was developed especially among Black people in the southern U.S.

  3. any of a party of 13th and 14th century Franciscans advocating strict observance of a rule of poverty for their order

noun

  1. a card notifying the recipient of a number of devotional acts performed by a Roman Catholic on behalf of a person on special occasions (such as name days or anniversaries) or for the soul of someone recently deceased especially as an expression of sympathy