espiritual
التعريفات والمعاني
== Asturian ==
=== Alternative forms ===
espritual (dialectal)
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Late Latin spīrituālis, from Latin spiritus.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /espiɾiˈtwal/ [es.pi.ɾiˈt̪wal]
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: es‧pi‧ri‧tual
=== Adjective ===
espiritual (epicene, plural espirituales)
spiritual
==== Related terms ====
espíritu
=== Further reading ===
García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “espiritual”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
“espiritual”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Late Latin spīrituālis, from Latin spiritus.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [əs.pi.ɾi.tuˈal]
IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [es.pi.ɾi.tuˈal]
=== Adjective ===
espiritual m or f (masculine and feminine plural espirituals)
spiritual
==== Derived terms ====
espiritualment
==== Related terms ====
esperit
espiritualitat
=== Further reading ===
“espiritual”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
“espiritual”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
“espiritual” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “espiritual”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
== Galician ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Late Latin spīrituālis, from Latin spiritus.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /espiɾituˈal/ [es̺.pi.ɾi.t̪uˈɑɫ]
Rhymes: -al
Hyphenation: es‧pi‧ri‧tu‧al
=== Adjective ===
espiritual m or f (plural espirituais)
spiritual
==== Derived terms ====
espiritualmente
==== Related terms ====
espírito
espiritualidade
=== Further reading ===
“espiritual”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
“espiritual”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Learned borrowing from Late Latin spīrituālis. By surface analysis, espírito + -ual.
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
Hyphenation: es‧pi‧ri‧tu‧al
=== Adjective ===
espiritual m or f (plural espirituais)
spiritual
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“espiritual”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“espiritual” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
“espiritual”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Late Latin spīrituālis, from Latin spiritus.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /espiɾiˈtwal/ [es.pi.ɾiˈt̪wal]
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: es‧pi‧ri‧tual
=== Adjective ===
espiritual m or f (masculine and feminine plural espirituales)
spiritual
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
=== Noun ===
espiritual m (plural espirituales)
(music) spiritual (a Christian religious song)
=== Further reading ===
“espiritual”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025