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spiritual

/ˈspɪrɪtjʊəl//ˈspɪrɪtʃʊəl/
adjective
1 Relating to or affecting the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things.
1.1 Having a relationship based on a profound level of mental or emotional communion.
1.2 (of a person) not concerned with material values or pursuits.
2 Relating to religion or religious belief.

noun
A religious song of a kind associated with black Christians of the
southern US, and thought to derive from the combination of European
hymns and African musical elements by black slaves.

Origin
Middle English: from Old French spirituel, from Latin spiritualis, from spiritus (see spirit).

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