1
as in metaphysical
not composed of matter
a staunch skeptic and realist, he scoffs at the very notion of ghosts and other spiritual entities
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as in religious
of, relating to, or used in the practice or worship services of a religion
spiritual songs that have been sung by generations of worshippers
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as in hymn
a religious song
sang a spiritual at the funeral
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Recent Examples of spiritual
Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Medication can help manage symptoms, but movement, diet, stress reduction, and spiritual well-being are just as important.
—Essence, 5 Mar. 2025
Emma John, AFAR Media, 7 Jan. 2025
White, now a Christian therapist and religion professor in Atlanta, said the Jubilee Singers Encore (an alumni group) will sing some spirituals as well as songs from the gospel choir at the memorial.
—Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 25 Apr. 2024
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Adjective
The pope was supposed to attend a spiritual retreat this weekend with the rest of the Holy See hierarchy.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Medication can help manage symptoms, but movement, diet, stress reduction, and spiritual well-being are just as important.
—Essence, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
The shuffling rhythm of the guitar, the steady walking of the bass, the melismatic voice pouring out emotions: Blues is the sound of history, created by Black American musicians in the 1890s, with roots in work songs and spirituals, and later gospel.
—Emma John, AFAR Media, 7 Jan. 2025
White, now a Christian therapist and religion professor in Atlanta, said the Jubilee Singers Encore (an alumni group) will sing some spirituals as well as songs from the gospel choir at the memorial.
—Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 25 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiritual
Adjective
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But the sequences are also meant to be dream visions, metaphysical and cinematic escapes into an alternate dimension full of exquisite grandiosity and grace.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 Jan. 2025
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The movie is a metaphysical mystery, a sort of American gothic in which a warm and inviting old suburban house becomes the shivery site of a haunting, a confinement, and a menace.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2025
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Accommodations for religious observances, like Ramadan, have been impacted as well.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN,
4 Mar. 2025
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Take time to renew your spiritual or religious beliefs.—
Georgia Nicols,
The Denver Post,
4 Mar. 2025
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Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 310 W. 17th St., holds Holy Eucharist Rite I at 8 a.m and Holy Eucharist Rite II with hymns at 10:30 a.m. and Evensong at 4 p.m. Sundays.—
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15 Feb. 2025
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In his first week as FCC chair, Carr has revived complaints against ABC, NBC and CBS, again singing from Trump’s hymn book, alleging liberal bias at the national networks.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
29 Jan. 2025
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The saat phere, where the couple circled the sacred fire seven times to take their vows, was next.—
Alexandra Macon,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2025
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In 2016, President Obama established Bear Ears National Monument to protect a cultural landscape sacred to numerous Native peoples: the Utes, the Navajo Nation, the Hopi, and the Zuni.—
May Wang,
JSTOR Daily,
6 Mar. 2025
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Over the years, the band has consistently delivered hard-hitting anthems that resonate with fans, and its latest album, Popular Monster, has only reinforced its position as one of the most dominant acts in modern rock.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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The grunge anthem made for an apropos song choice as Lombard Jr. – who smoked a line drive to left – is the youngest player in Yankees camp.—
Gary Phillips,
Hartford Courant,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Matrix is the stone-cold classic, and Dark City has its devotees (Roger Ebert notable among them), but for me, Francis Lawrence’s directorial debut about a psychic consultant has always been the best distillation of this aesthetic.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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Mercury in Scorpio If you were born with Mercury in Scorpio, your psychic antenna and detective mind are undeniable.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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The Lady Olive certainly sank: All of its crew members escaped in lifeboats, singing psalms to stave off hypothermia, and were saved after 36 hours at sea.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
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He is known as the patron saint of bookbinders and wrote an illustrative book of psalms while at the monastery of St. Finnian, according to Discovering Ireland.—
Joyce Orlando,
The Tennessean,
15 Mar. 2024
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Twenty years after the Keanu Reeves supernatural noir, some thoughts on what’s missing in everyday entertainment.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2025
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Even for those who attribute supernatural powers to tarot, the past is anything but straightforward.—
Jonathon Keats,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Spiritual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiritual. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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