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spiritually

spiritually adverb: in a manner affecting, relating or pertaining to the spirit or the soul.

Adverb

spiritually (comparative more spiritually, superlative most spiritually)

  1. In a manner affecting, relating or pertaining to the spirit or the soul.
    • physically and spiritually abused
    • spiritually sanctified
  2. (Internet, transitive) Identical (or similar) in vibes to; best understood through the connotations of
    • Oxford is spiritually London.
    • Now, I don't think Doug was literally calling the song Oscar bait, I don't think that he thinks that they were specifically playing towards the Academy, but I do think he thinks The Wall is spiritually Oscar bait, which is to say, insincere.2021 April 13, Dan Olson, “The Nostalgia Critic and The Wall” (31:01 from the start), in Folding Ideas

Examples of spiritually in a sentence

  • Spiritually, he was as effective as a scarecrow in a black coat.1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 128:
  • Whatever we desire, we can find a person who has already attained what we want to attain spiritually, relationshipwise, careerwise, and materially.2010, Terry Cole-Whittaker, Live Your Bliss: Practices That Produce Happiness and Prosperity:
  • poblacion makati is spiritually new york (ive never been to nyc)2025 October 10, Lims (@l111mmy), Twitter:
  • being conservative while having a spiritually nonbinary artstyle is wild2025 November 26, .ᐟ angel bunny ₊ ⊹₍ᐢᐢ₎ ⚢ ⋆ (@femmebnuuy), Twitter:

All 23 example sentences with spiritually

Forms of spiritually

comparativemore spiritually
superlativemost spiritually

Origin of spiritually

From spiritual + -ly.

Words formed from spiritually

Questions about spiritually

What does spiritually mean?
Spiritually means in a manner affecting, relating or pertaining to the spirit or the soul.
How do you use spiritually in a sentence?
Spiritually, he was as effective as a scarecrow in a black coat.
What part of speech is spiritually?
Spiritually is an adverb.

Words near spiritually in the dictionary

  1. spiritualizers
  2. spiritualizes
  3. spiritualizeth
  4. spiritualizing
  5. spirituall
  6. spiritually
  7. spiritually Israeli
  8. spiritualness
  9. spirituals
  10. spiritualties
  11. spiritualty

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