Many ancient cultures viewed music as a spiritual practice, believing it could connect the human soul to the divine order of the cosmos.
许多古代文化将音乐视为一种精神实践，相信它能将人类灵魂与宇宙的神圣秩序联系起来。
Which choice best defines “spiritual”?
A — Relating to the spirit or soul. “spiritual” means relating to the spirit or soul.
Which word means “relating to the spirit or soul”?
D — spiritual. “spiritual” means relating to the spirit or soul.
spiritual — relating to the spirit or soul. In Chinese: 精神的，心灵的.
spiritual is pronounced /ˈspɪrɪtʃuəl/.
Many ancient cultures viewed music as a spiritual practice, believing it could connect the human soul to the divine order of the cosmos. (许多古代文化将音乐视为一种精神实践，相信它能将人类灵魂与宇宙的神圣秩序联系起来。)
immaterial, inner, soulful — all close in meaning to spiritual (relating to the spirit or soul).
physical, material — each the opposite of spiritual (relating to the spirit or soul).
Yes. spiritual is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.