spiritual
Concerning the soul
Spiritual concerns the spirit or soul rather than the physical or material world.
A spiritual person attends to inner life, meaning, or connection to something larger—whether through religion, meditation, or personal philosophy.
Spiritual can describe religious matters (spiritual guidance) or a vaguer sense of transcendence: I'm not religious, but I'm spiritual.
A spiritual is also a type of religious folk song, especially those developed by enslaved African Americans.
Surpassing usual limits
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- mysticalOf hidden spiritual significance
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
supernatural · otherworldly · metaphysical · celestial · divine · sublime · ascension · vision
Trust without proof
- prayerAddress to deity
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- holyDedicated to the divine
divinity · blessing · devotion · piety · ritual · scripture · theology · doctrine
Focused attention practice
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- reflectionReturned light or thought
stillness · silence · solitude · centering · breathing · retreat · awareness · presence
Innermost animating essence
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
- dharmaCosmic moral order
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
- satoriSudden spiritual awakening
chakras · chi · prana · atman · yin yang · reincarnation · consciousness · oneness
Reverent fear and wonder
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- gratitudeThankfulness for kindness received
- compassionConcern for others' distress
empathy · humility · peace · joy · fulfillment · connection · wholeness · grace
Apparition of the dead
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
séance · medium · paranormal · poltergeist · afterlife · possession · exorcism · ectoplasm
transcendence
Surpassing usual limits
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- mysticalOf hidden spiritual significance
ethereal · supernatural · otherworldly · metaphysical · celestial · divine · sublime · ascension · vision · revelation
faith
Trust without proof
holy · divinity · blessing · devotion · piety · ritual · scripture · theology · doctrine · sermon
meditation
Focused attention practice
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
reflection · stillness · silence · solitude · centering · breathing · retreat · awareness · presence · serenity
soul
Innermost animating essence
satori · chakras · chi · prana · atman · yin yang · reincarnation · consciousness · oneness · impermanence
awe
Reverent fear and wonder
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- gratitudeThankfulness for kindness received
compassion · empathy · humility · peace · joy · fulfillment · connection · wholeness · grace · hope
ghost
Apparition of the dead
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- specterGhostly threatening presence
haunting · séance · medium · paranormal · poltergeist · afterlife · possession · exorcism · ectoplasm · manifestation
- religionChristianity, Islam, beliefs, Judaism, Hinduism
- lifestylessimple living, city life, family life, minimalism, rural life
- Mysticalethereal, otherworldly, supernatural, numinous, transcendent
- Piscesfish symbol, fish, Neptune, water sign, water element
- sacred musichymns, hymn, anthem, anthems, gospel
- choral musicchoral music, choral works, choral arrangements, choral arrangement, choir arrangements
- spiritual enlightenmentProfound transcendent awareness
- spiritual counselingGuidance on matters of faith
- spiritual journeyPursuit of transcendent meaning
- spiritual traditionsEstablished systems of sacred practice
- spiritual redemptionSoul restored to grace
- spiritual textsReligious writings and teachings
spirituality, spiritually, spiritualism, spiritualist, unspiritual, spirituals, spiritualize, spiritualistic, nonspiritual