Material
Material adjective - Relating to or composed of matter.
Usage example: there's no material evidence, such as a dead body, that a murder has been committed
Spiritual
Spiritual adjective - Not composed of matter.
Usage example: a staunch skeptic and realist, he scoffs at the very notion of ghosts and other spiritual entities
Both words in one sentence
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A new ardent is horrified at both the material and spiritual cost, and resolves to do something about it.
Source: Corrupt Church -
Almost everyone is married and happy, but Shylock has lost everything, both material and spiritual, and Antonio is alone, with his best friend married and living his own life.
Source: Theatre / The Merchant of Venice - Mosca is centered on the accumulation of spiritual wealth - words and books, Goshawk is centered on the accumulation of material wealth.
Source: Foil / Literature
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