Sacred vs. Spiritual — What's the Difference?

Connected with God or a god or dedicated to a religious purpose and so deserving veneration

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

Dedicated to or set apart for the worship of a deity.

Of, concerned with, or affecting the soul

Worthy of religious veneration

Not concerned with material or worldly things

Made or declared holy

Of or belonging to a religion; sacred

Dedicated or devoted exclusively to a single use, purpose, or person

A religious folk song of African American origin.

Worthy of respect; venerable.

A work composed in imitation of such a song.

Of or relating to religious objects, rites, or practices.

Often spirituals Religious, spiritual, or ecclesiastical matters.

Characterized by solemn religious ceremony or religious use, especially, in a positive sense; consecrated, made holy.

Of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul.

Religious; relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not secular

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

Spiritual; concerned with metaphysics.

Of or pertaining to spirits; supernatural.

Designated or exalted by a divine sanction; possessing the highest title to obedience, honor, reverence, or veneration; entitled to extreme reverence; venerable.

Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal.

Not to be profaned or violated; inviolable.

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

(followed by the preposition "to") Consecrated; dedicated; devoted

Not lay or temporal; relating to sacred things; ecclesiastical.

(archaic) Solemnly devoted, in a bad sense, as to evil, vengeance, curse, or the like; accursed; baleful.

A Christian religious song, especially one in an African-American style, or a similar non-religious song.

Simple past tense and past participle of sacre

Any spiritual function, office, or affair.

Set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially, in a good sense, made holy; set apart to religious use; consecrated; not profane or common; as, a sacred place; a sacred day; sacred service.

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

Relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not secular; religious; as, sacred history.

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

Designated or exalted by a divine sanction; possessing the highest title to obedience, honor, reverence, or veneration; entitled to extreme reverence; venerable.

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

Hence, not to be profaned or violated; inviolable.

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.

Consecrated; dedicated; devoted; - with to.

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

Solemnly devoted, in a bad sense, as to evil, vengeance, curse, or the like; accursed; baleful.

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

Concerned with religion or religious purposes;

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

Worthy of respect or dedication;

Concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church;

Made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use;

Concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul;

Worthy of religious veneration;

Lacking material body or form or substance;

(often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person;

Like or being a phantom;