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spiritual
adjective
related
to
the
human
spirit
,
soul
,
or
religion
rather
than
to
physical
or
material
things
•
After
a
long
hike
in
the
mountains
,
Maya
felt
a
deep
spiritual
peace
settle
over
her
.
After
a
long
hike
in
the
mountains
,
Maya
felt
a
deep
spiritual
peace
settle
over
her
.
•
He
attends
weekly
meditation
classes
to
nourish
his
spiritual
well-being
.
He
attends
weekly
meditation
classes
to
nourish
his
spiritual
well-being
.
From
Late
Latin
spiritualis
‘
of
breathing
or
air
;
of
the
spirit
’,
from
Latin
spiritus
‘
breath
,
spirit
’.
noun
a
religious
song
,
especially
one
created
and
sung
by
African
Americans
,
that
expresses
deep
faith
and
emotion
•
The
choir
sang
a
moving
spiritual
during
the
service
.
The
choir
sang
a
moving
spiritual
during
the
service
.
•
Music
historians
study
spirituals
to
understand
the
struggles
and
hopes
of
enslaved
people
.
Music
historians
study
spirituals
to
understand
the
struggles
and
hopes
of
enslaved
people
.
Popularized
in
the
19th
century
as
a
shortening
of
‘
spiritual
song
’,
referring
to
Christian
songs
of
devotion
and
later
specifically
to
the
religious
folk
songs
of
enslaved
African
Americans
.
