Metaphysical vs. Spiritual — What's the Difference?

Of or relating to metaphysics.

Of, relating to, consisting of, or having the nature of spirit; not material; supernatural

Based on speculative or abstract reasoning.

Of, concerned with, or affecting the soul

Immaterial or supernatural

Not concerned with material or worldly things

Often Metaphysical Of or relating to the poetry of a group of 17th-century English poets whose verse is characterized by an intellectually challenging style and extended metaphors comparing very dissimilar things.

Of or belonging to a religion; sacred

Of or pertaining to metaphysics.

A religious folk song of African American origin.

Being an adherent of the philosophy of metaphysics.

A work composed in imitation of such a song.

Immaterial, supersensual, not physical (more properly, "beyond" that which is physical).

Often spirituals Religious, spiritual, or ecclesiastical matters.

Of or pertaining to metaphysics.

Of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul.

According to rules or principles of metaphysics; as, metaphysical reasoning.

Of or pertaining to God or a place of worship; sacred, pure; inspired by the Holy Spirit.

Preternatural or supernatural.

Of or pertaining to spirits; supernatural.

Pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics;

Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal.

Without material form or substance;

Of or relating to the intellectual and higher endowments of the mind; mental; intellectual.

Highly abstract and over-theoretical;

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.

Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal; as, a spiritual substance or being.

Of or pertaining to the intellectual and higher endowments of the mind; mental; intellectual.

Of or pertaining to the moral feelings or states of the soul, as distinguished from the external actions; reaching and affecting the spirits.

Of or pertaining to the soul or its affections as influenced by the Spirit; controlled and inspired by the divine Spirit; proceeding from the Holy Spirit; pure; holy; divine; heavenly-minded; - opposed to carnal.

Not lay or temporal; relating to sacred things; ecclesiastical; as, the spiritual functions of the clergy; lords spiritual and temporal; a spiritual corporation.

A spiritual function, office, or affair. See Spirituality, 2.

A kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States

Concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church;

Concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul;

Lacking material body or form or substance;

Like or being a phantom;