I. spir ‧ i ‧ tu ‧ al 1 W3 /ˈspɪrətʃuəl, ˈspɪrɪtʃuəl/ BrE AmE adjective
1 . relating to your spirit rather than to your body or mind:
Painting helps fill a spiritual need for beauty.
spiritual values
2 . relating to religion SYN religious :
Islam was inspired by the teachings of the spiritual leader Mohammed.
3 . sb’s spiritual home a place where you feel you belong because you share the ideas and attitudes of that society
—spiritually adverb
II. spiritual 2 BrE AmE noun [countable]
a religious song of the type sung originally by African-Americans