Spiritual vs Skeptical - What's the difference?
spiritual | skeptical |
Of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul.
* Sir Thomas Browne
Of or pertaining to God or a place of worship; sacred.
Of or pertaining to spirits; supernatural.
Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal.
* Bible, 1. Corinthians xv. 44
Of or relating to the intellectual and higher endowments of the mind; mental; intellectual.
(Christianity) Controlled and inspired by the Holy Spirit; pure; holy.
* Bible, Gal. vi. 1
Not lay or temporal; relating to sacred things; ecclesiastical.
A Christian religious song, especially one in an African-American style, or a similar non-religious song.
Any spiritual function, office, or affair.
Having, or expressing doubt; questioning.
* {{quote-magazine, year=2012, month=March-April
, author=Colin Allen
, title=Do I See What You See?
, volume=100, issue=2, page=168
, magazine=(American Scientist)
Of or relating to skepticism or the skeptics.
As adjectives the difference between spiritual and skeptical
is that spiritual is of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul while skeptical is having, or expressing doubt; questioning.As a noun spiritual
is a Christian religious song, especially one in an African-American style, or a similar non-religious song.spiritual
English
Alternative forms
* spirituall, spirytual, spirytuall, spyritual, spyrituall, spyrytual, spyrytuallAdjective
(en adjective)- Respect towards ancestors is an essential part of Thai spiritual practice.
- God's law is spiritual ; it is a transcript of the divine nature, and extends its authority to the acts of the soul of man.
- a spiritual substance or being
- It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body.
- If a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual , restore such an one.
- the spiritual''' functions of the clergy; lords '''spiritual''' and temporal; a '''spiritual corporation
Derived terms
* antispiritual * antispiritualism * antispirituality * spiritual desertion * spiritualism * spiritualist * spirituality * spirituallyNoun
(en noun)- He assigns supremacy to the pope in spirituals , and to the emperor in temporals. — Lowell.
skeptical
English
Alternative forms
* sceptical (British English)Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=Numerous experimental tests and other observations have been offered in favor of animal mind reading, and although many scientists are skeptical , others assert that humans are not the only species capable of representing what others do and don’t perceive and know.}}
- My teacher was skeptical when I told her my dog ate my homework.
- I can see why people are so skeptical [sic] about him, but I think he's on to something here. (regarded by organizations such as the
BBC
as an error)