The difference between Celestial and Spiritual
When used as nouns, celestial means an inhabitant of heaven, whereas spiritual means a christian religious song, especially one in an african-american style, or a similar non-religious song.
When used as adjectives, celestial means heavenly, divine, in either a religious or figurative sense, whereas spiritual means of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul.
check bellow for the other definitions of Celestial and Spiritual
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Celestial as an adjective:
Heavenly, divine, in either a religious or figurative sense.
Examples:
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Celestial as an adjective:
Relating to the sky or space.
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Celestial as an adjective (Mormonism):
Of or pertaining to the highest degree of glory.
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Celestial as a noun:
An inhabitant of heaven.
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Celestial as a noun (obsolete, sometimes, capitalized):
A native of China.
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Celestial as a noun (obsolete, slang):
by extension, an East Asian person.
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Spiritual as an adjective:
Of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul.
Examples:
"Respect towards ancestors is an essential part of Thai spiritual practice."
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Spiritual as an adjective:
Of or pertaining to God or a place of worship; sacred.
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Spiritual as an adjective:
Of or pertaining to spirits; supernatural.
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Spiritual as an adjective:
Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal.
Examples:
"a spiritual substance or being"
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Spiritual as an adjective:
Of or relating to the intellectual and higher endowments of the mind; mental; intellectual.
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Spiritual as an adjective (Christianity):
Controlled and inspired by the Holy Spirit; pure; holy.
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Spiritual as an adjective:
Not lay or temporal; relating to sacred things; ecclesiastical.
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"the spiritual functions of the clergy; lords spiritual and temporal; a spiritual corporation"
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Spiritual as a noun:
A Christian religious song, especially one in an African-American style, or a similar non-religious song.
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Spiritual as a noun:
Any spiritual function, office, or affair.
Examples:
"He assigns supremacy to the pope in spirituals, and to the emperor in temporals.'' — Lowell."