Synonyms for unspiritual


Grammar : Adj
Spell : spir-i-choo-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈspɪr ɪ tʃu əl

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Définition of unspiritual

Origin :
  • "of or concerning the spirit" (especially in religious aspects), c.1300, from Old French spirituel (12c.), from Latin spiritualis, from spiritus "of breathing, of the spirit" (see spirit (n.)). Meaning "of or concerning the church" is attested from mid-14c. The noun sense of "African-American religious song" first recorded 1866.
  • As in materialistic : adj thinking mainly about physical things
  • As in physical : adj concerning the body
  • As in sensual : adj physical, erotic
  • As in temporal : adj material, worldly
  • As in terrestrial : adj earthly
  • As in bodily : adj concerning animate structure
  • As in somatic : adj bodily
  • As in tellurian : adj earthly
  • As in telluric : adj earthly
  • As in terrene : adj earthly
  • As in earthly : adj physically concerning land or its inhabitants
Example sentences :
  • It brings no solace to the unspiritual man to be told he is mistaken.
  • Extract from : « Natural Law in the Spiritual World » by Henry Drummond
  • The Old Testament, for example, presented a most unspiritual appearance.
  • Extract from : « Lux Mundi » by Various
  • In all ages of the world the unspiritual are the majority,—the spiritual the exceptions.
  • Extract from : « Agnes of Sorrento » by Harriet Beecher Stowe
  • The clearest proof of an unspiritual mind is self-occupation.
  • Extract from : « The Assembly of God » by C. (Charles) H. (Henry) Mackintosh
  • The one, the untrue, must be brought as a sacrifice; to wit, the unspiritual one.
  • Extract from : « The Ego and His Own » by Max Stirner
  • Much that was unspiritual, all that was merely speculative, they passed by.
  • Extract from : « Transcendentalism in New England » by Octavius Brooks Frothingham
  • It could mean nothing to Walter in his yet unspiritual state.
  • Extract from : « The Helpmate » by May Sinclair
  • Brooding on it, she closed her heart to her unspiritual husband.
  • Extract from : « The Helpmate » by May Sinclair
  • Mrs. Eddy lost her case, as the court was too unspiritual to reduce her "metaphysics" to dollars and cents.
  • Extract from : « The Church of St. Bunco » by Gordon Clark
  • But, if we may believe the biographers of Chaitanya, the atmosphere of the town was sceptical and unspiritual.
  • Extract from : « Chaitanya's Life And Teachings » by Krishna das Kaviraja

Antonyms for unspiritual

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