Spiritual \Spir"it*u*al\, n.
   A spiritual function, office, or affair. See {Spirituality},
   2.
   
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         He assigns supremacy to the pope in spirituals, and to
         the emperor in temporals.                --Lowell.
   
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Spiritual \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.
      
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            It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual
            body.                                 --1 Cor. xv.
                                                  44.
      
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   2. Of or pertaining to the intellectual and higher endowments
      of the mind; mental; intellectual.
      
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   3. Of or pertaining to the moral feelings or states of the
      soul, as distinguished from the external actions; reaching
      and affecting the spirits.
      
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            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.
      
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   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}.
      
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            That I may impart unto you some spiritual gift.
                                                  --Rom. i. ll.
      
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            Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
            Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual
            blessings.                            --Eph. i. 3.
      
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            If a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are
            spiritual, restore such an one.       --Gal. vi. 1.
      
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   5. Not lay or temporal; relating to sacred things;
      ecclesiastical; as, the spiritual functions of the clergy;
      lords spiritual and temporal; a spiritual corporation.
      
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   {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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