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SPIRITUAL, a.

1. Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal; as a spiritual substance or being. The soul of man is spiritual.

2. Mental; intellectual; as spiritual armor.

3. Not gross; refined from external things; not sensual; relative to mind only; as a spiritual and refined religion.

4. Not lay or temporal; relating to sacred things; ecclesiastical; as the spiritual functions of the clergy; the lords spiritual and temporal; a spiritual corporation.

5. Pertaining to spirit or to the affections; pure; holy.

Gods law is spiritual; it is a transcript of the divine nature, and extends its authority to the acts of the soul of man.

6. Pertaining to the renewed nature of man; as spiritual life.

7. Not fleshly; not material; as spiritual sacrifices. 1 Peter 2.

8. Pertaining to divine things; as spiritual songs. Ephesians 5.

Spiritual court, an ecclesiastical court; a court held by a bishop or other ecclesiastic.


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SPIRITUAL, a.

1. Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal; as a spiritual substance or being. The soul of man is spiritual.

2. Mental; intellectual; as spiritual armor.

3. Not gross; refined from external things; not sensual; relative to mind only; as a spiritual and refined religion.

4. Not lay or temporal; relating to sacred things; ecclesiastical; as the spiritual functions of the clergy; the lords spiritual and temporal; a spiritual corporation.

5. Pertaining to spirit or to the affections; pure; holy.

Gods law is spiritual; it is a transcript of the divine nature, and extends its authority to the acts of the soul of man.

6. Pertaining to the renewed nature of man; as spiritual life.

7. Not fleshly; not material; as spiritual sacrifices. 1 Peter 2.

8. Pertaining to divine things; as spiritual songs. Ephesians 5.

Spiritual court, an ecclesiastical court; a court held by a bishop or other ecclesiastic.

SPIR'IT-U-AL, a. [Fr. spirituel; It. spirituale; L. spirituale.]

  1. Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal; as, a spiritual substance or being. The soul of man is spiritual.
  2. Mental; intellectual; as, spiritual armor. – Milton.
  3. Not gross; refined from external things; not sensual; relating to mind only; as, a spiritual and refined religion. – Calamy.
  4. Not lay or temporal; relating to sacred things; ecclesiastical; as, the spiritual functions of the clergy; the lords spiritual and temporal; a spiritual corporation.
  5. Pertaining to spirit or to the affections; pure; holy. 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. – Brown.
  6. Pertaining to the renewed nature of man; as, spiritual life.
  7. Not fleshly; not material; as, spiritual sacrifices. – 1 Pet. ii.
  8. Pertaining to divine things; as, spiritual songs. – Eph. v. Spiritual court, an ecclesiastical court; a court hold by a bishop or other ecclesiastic.

Spir"it*u*al
  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. A spiritual function, office, or affair. See Spirituality, 2.

    He assigns supremacy to the pope in spirituals, and to the emperor in temporals. Lowell.

  3. Of or pertaining to the intellectual and higher endowments of the mind; mental; intellectual.
  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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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Spiritual

SPIRITUAL, adjective

1. Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal; as a spiritual substance or being. The soul of man is spiritual

2. Mental; intellectual; as spiritual armor.

3. Not gross; refined from external things; not sensual; relative to mind only; as a spiritual and refined religion.

4. Not lay or temporal; relating to sacred things; ecclesiastical; as the spiritual functions of the clergy; the lords spiritual and temporal; a spiritual corporation.

5. Pertaining to spirit or to the affections; pure; holy.

Gods law is spiritual; it is a transcript of the divine nature, and extends its authority to the acts of the soul of man.

6. Pertaining to the renewed nature of man; as spiritual life.

7. Not fleshly; not material; as spiritual sacrifices. 1 Peter 2:5.

8. Pertaining to divine things; as spiritual songs. Ephesians 5:19.

SPIRITUAL court, an ecclesiastical court; a court held by a bishop or other ecclesiastic.

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IMPORT'ANCE, n.

1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of great importance to a free government. A religious education is of infinite importance to every human being.

2. Weight or consequence in the scale of being.

Thy own importance know.

Nor bound thy narrow views to things below.

3. Weight or consequence in self-estimation.

He believes himself a man of importance.

4. Thing implied; matter; subject; importunity. [In these senses, obsolete.]

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