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spiritual in English:

1. religious religious


She is very religious.
I consider the Jehovah's witnesses who knock on my door all the time to be no different from religious zealots trying to force their beliefs on me.
Later, those from many other countries flocked to the United States because they were attracted by reports of great economic opportunities and religious and political freedom.
If Buddhism is attractive, it is because it appears as a possibility of touching the infinite and obtaining happiness without having any concrete religious obligations. A spiritual auto-eroticism of some sort.
All men who profit from the fruits of the earth must give back part of them to the Church, who will apply them to three uses: providing for pastors, the maintenance of religious buildings, help to the poor.
In present day Japan, "alchemy" is only used metaphorically; to refer to improper means of making money by politicians or religious hucksters with no morals or shame.
But it was not successful for long because everyone, even religious people, had a strong attraction to the game.
No one may be questioned about his opinions, and the same for religious opinions, provided that their manifestation does not trouble the public order established by the law.
By the way, do you know what a Shinto shrine is? "I've a little bit of knowledge on the subject. It's a religious facility where that which is the object of worship, that called the genius loci, is enshrined."
And throughout history, Islam has demonstrated through words and deeds the possibilities of religious tolerance and racial equality.
Soviet and Western observers have warned that if the Muslim republics do not join the commonwealth, they may from a separate group, setting up a volatile ethnic and religious split.
The relationship between Islam and the West includes centuries of co-existence and cooperation, but also conflict and religious wars.
All persons shall have full and free liberty of religious opinion; nor shall any be compelled to frequent or maintain any religious institution.

English word "spiritual"(religious) occurs in sets:

angielski synonimy

2. relating to your spirit rather than to your body or mind relating to your spirit rather than to your body or mind



3. secular


We live in a largely secular society.
Few privite schools in the United States are secular
If something is secular, it isn't connected with religion.

4. emotional


I agree on an emotional level, but on the pragmatic level I disagree.
My father is oblivious to the emotional pain his abuse caused me.
Martina fears emotional closeness.
In order to live happily and healthily with parakeets or parrots, you should understand the science of animal behavior for domesticated birds, and consider the emotional effect of eventually losing them.
I can't keep this up. It's an emotional roller coaster around here and all we have to do is look at the boss's face to know whether everybody is going to be happy or sad.
I find it apt to cause misunderstanding that society confers such emotional privileges upon youth.
The theater company's characterization of Anne Frank was very emotional, but tasteful.
Cats show emotional habits parallel to those of their owners.
Human beings are emotional creatures, so to speak.
I get too emotional when i drink. / 2. This is emotional blackmail and you shouldn't allow it. / 3. There are women out there who don't want any emotional involvement. / 4. So, this is an emotional topic.
You are an emotional type of person if you cry during a sad film.
After the argument, I was feeling confused and emotional.
When Obama made his speech, they all became quiet and emotional.
The film is an emotional family story about a real-life earthquake.
An exclusively behavioral approach to psychology ignores family problems, school situations, and a host of other issues that can adversely affect a child's emotional and psychological growth.

5. tangible


The sun is tangible proof that the earth is round.
tangible improvement
Service economy is a useful labor that does not produce a tangible commodity.
This would constitute a tangible, visible outcome of the Copenhagen Summit, an encouraging sign.
Involvement in Voluntary activities is a tangible expression of participatory democracy and there is a strong link between volunteering and active citizenship.
We cannot accept his findings without tangible evidence. the pressure put on the team is almost tangible
It might take a while for us to see tangible results.
An even more tangible sign arrived a week later.
The tension between them was almost tangible.
Other tangible benefits include an increase in salary and shorter working hours.
Models of building or interior have traditionally always been an effective presentation tool. They are tangible and help the client look at designs in a 3 dimensional way helping the client to effectively understand what is being proposed.
One tangible benefit of putting electircal cables underground is a clearer view of the sky
A tangible, measurable step written down and committed to is an action.
I'm not doing anything until you'll show me a tangible proof.
Forming an information infrastructure, the real impact of the information highway is an expectation of new economic development due to a shift from a tangible hardware-industry to brain-oriented software-industry.