spiritually

English

Etymology

From spiritual +‎ -ly.

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

   • 1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1965, →OCLC, page 128:

     Corporeally, he stood between Robert and Millie, a parent of dark menace. Spiritually, he was as effective as a scarecrow in a black coat.

   • 2010, Terry Cole-Whittaker, Live Your Bliss: Practices That Produce Happiness and Prosperity:

     Whatever we desire, we can find a person who has already attained what we want to attain spiritually, relationshipwise, careerwise, and materially.

Translations

in a manner affecting the spirit

Bulgarian: духовно (bg) (duhovno) Catalan: espiritualment (ca) Esperanto: anime, spirite Galician: espiritualmente Latin: spīritāliter Middle English: gostly Old English: gāstlīċe Portuguese: espiritualmente (pt) Romanian: sufletește (ro) Spanish: espiritualmente