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# spirit, spiritual
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## Definition
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The spirit is the non-physical part of people which cannot be seen. When a person dies, his spirit leaves his body.
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* A person's spirit is the part of him that can know God and believe in him. The spirit is also the part of a person that relates to other people.
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* In general, the term "spiritual" describes anything that relates to the non-physical world.
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* In the Bible, the term "spiritual" especially refers to anything that relates to God, specifically to the Holy Spirit. So for example: "spiritual food" refers to God's teachings that give nourishment to a person's spirit, "spiritual wisdom" refers to the knowledge and righteous behavior that come from the power of the Holy Spirit.
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* God is a spirit and he created other spirit beings such as angels, including those who rebelled against him and became evil spirits.
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## Translation Suggestions
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* Depending on the context, some ways to translate "spirit" might include, "soul" or "non-physical being" or "inside part" or "inner being."
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* Sometimes the term "spirit" is used to express the feelings of a person as in, "my spirit was grieved in my inmost being." This could also be translated as, "I felt grieved in my spirit" or "I felt deeply grieved."
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* The term "spiritual" could be translated as, "non-physical" or "from the Holy Spirit" or "part of the non-physical world."
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* The following are possible translations for these phrases:
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* spiritual milk
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