spiritual
spiritual 英 [ˈspɪrɪtʃuəl] 美 [ˈspɪrɪtʃuəl]
adj. 精神的，心灵的
名词复数:spirituals
- Spiritual things are concerned with sacred matters or religion, affecting the spirit or the soul. Spiritual entities like ghosts lack a material body or substance.
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- adj. 精神的，心灵的
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1. a spiritual experience
心灵体验
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2. spiritual development
精神上的发展
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3. a lack of spiritual values in the modern world
现代世界精神价值的缺失
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4. a spiritual leader
宗教领袖
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5. a spiritually uplifting book
陶冶性情的书
- spiritual (adj.) c. 1300, "of or concerning the spirit" (especially in religious aspects), from Old French spirituel, esperituel (12c.) or directly from a Medieval Latin ecclesiastical use of Latin spiritualis "of or pertaining to breath, breathing, wind, or air; pertaining to spirit," from spiritus "of breathing, of the spirit" (see spirit (n.)). Meaning "of or concerning the church" is attested from mid-14c. Related: Spiritually. An Old English word for "spiritual" was godcundlic.
- spiritual (n.) "African-American religious song," 1866, from spiritual (adj.). Earlier "a spiritual thing" (1660s).
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