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 Spir·it·u·al a.
 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. Of or pertaining to the intellectual and higher endowments of the mind; mental; intellectual.
 3. 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.
 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.
    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.
 5. 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.