Spirituality
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌspɪɹ.ə.t͡ʃuˈæl.ə.tɪ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Spirituality is a noun meaning The quality or state of being spiritual.
Meaning
The quality or state of being spiritual.
More Meanings
- Concern for that which is unseen and intangible, as opposed to physical or mundane.
- Appreciation for religious values.
- (obsolete) That which belongs to the church, or to a person as an ecclesiastic, or to religion, as distinct from temporalities.
- (obsolete) An ecclesiastical body; the whole body of the clergy, as distinct from, or opposed to, the temporality.
Example Sentences
African Indigenous Spirituality
Five entire subsidies were granted to the king by the spirituality.
If this light be not spiritual, yet it approacheth nearest unto spirituality.
During the vacancy of a see, the archbishop is guardian of the spiritualities thereof.
Word Forms
- spiritualities
Synonyms for spirituality
Depending on context, synonyms include spiritualty, clergy, otherworldliness.
Antonyms for spirituality
Common opposites include materialism.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include spiritualty, otherworldliness, spiritual, spirit, faith, psychotropic.
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