What is "spiritual court"

Spiritual \Spir"it*u*al\, a. [L. spiritualis: cf. F. spirituel. See Spirit.]

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

   It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body.
   --1 Cor. xv. 44.

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

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

   God's law is spiritual; it is a transcript of the divine nature, and extends its authority to the acts of the soul of man.
   --Sir T. Browne.

4. 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.

   That I may impart unto you some spiritual gift.
   --Rom. i. ll.

   Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings.
   --Eph. i. 3.

   If a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one.
   --Gal. vi. 1.

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

   Spiritual coadjuctor. (Eccl.) See the Note under Jesuit.

   Spiritual court (Eccl. Law), an ecclesiastical court, or a court having jurisdiction in ecclesiastical affairs; a court held by a bishop or other ecclesiastic.