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1 relating to the spirit or soul and not to physical nature or matter; intangible

2 of, relating to, or characteristic of sacred things, the Church, religion, etc.

3 standing in a relationship based on communication between the souls or minds of the persons involved
a spiritual father

4 having a mind or emotions of a high and delicately refined quality
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5 See → Negro spiritual

6 often pl the sphere of religious, spiritual, or ecclesiastical matters, or such matters in themselves

7    the. the realm of spirits
♦   spiritually      adv
♦   spiritualness      n

Lords Spiritual
pl n the two Anglican archbishops and 24 most senior bishops of England and Wales who sit as members of the House of Lords

Negro spiritual
n a type of religious song originating among Black slaves in the American South

spiritual bouquet
n (R.C. Church) a collection of private devotional acts and prayers chosen and performed by one person for the benefit of another

spiritual incest
n (R.C. Church)

1 marriage or a sexual relationship between persons related by spiritual affinity or with a person under a solemn vow of chastity

2 the holding of two benefices by the same priest or bishop

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entheogen	n.	Psychoactive substance, usually of plant origin, which is ingested to produce an expanded state of consciousness for religious or spiritual purposes, providing transcendental experiences reported as a contact with God and the spiritual world.	[Bot.];[Chem.];[Rel.] From the Greek, means "inner manifestation of the divine" or “to become divine from within”.
dark night of the soul	n.	1. [Rel.] expression used to describe metaphorically a period of ignorance and spiritual crisis that precedes the communion with Divinity ; 2. in a larger meaning, it is used when refering to having a hard time, going through a phase of pessimism, sadness, failure etc.

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