Spir"it*u*al , n. A spiritual function, office, or affair. See Spirituality,
2.
He assigns supremacy to the pope in
spirituals, and to the emperor in temporals.
Lowell.
Spir"it*u*al (?), a. [L. spiritualis: cf. F.
spirituel. See Spirit.]
1. Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal; as, a spiritual substance or being.
It
is sown a natural body, it is raised
a spiritual body.
1 Cor. xv.
44. 2. Of or pertaining to the intellectual and higher endowments of the mind; mental; intellectual.
3.
Of or pertaining to the moral
feelings or states of the soul, as distinguished from the external actions; reaching
and affecting the spirits.
God's law is spiritual; it is a transcript of the divine nature, and extends its authority to the acts of the soul of man.
Sir T. Browne. 4. Of or pertaining to the soul or its affections as influenced by the Spirit; controlled and inspired by the divine
Spirit; proceeding from the Holy
Spirit; pure; holy; divine; heavenly-minded; -- opposed
to carnal.
That I may impart unto you some
spiritual gift.
Rom. i.
ll. Blessed be the God and Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings.
Eph. i. 3. If a man be overtaken
in a fault,
ye which are spiritual, restore such an one.
Gal. vi.
1. 5. Not lay or temporal; relating to sacred things; ecclesiastical; as, the spiritual functions
of the clergy; lords spiritual and temporal; a spiritual corporation.
Spiritual coadjuctor. (Eccl.) See the Note
under Jesuit. --
Spiritual court
(Eccl. Law), an ecclesiastical court,
or a court having jurisdiction in ecclesiastical affairs;
a court held by a bishop or other ecclesiastic.
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