Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The state, quality, or fact of being spiritual.
- noun A religious belief or manner of pursuing a religious life.
- noun The clergy.
- noun Something, such as property or revenue, that belongs to the church or to a cleric.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Spiritual nature or character; immateriality; incorporeality.
- noun Spiritual tendency or aspirations; freedom from worldliness and from attachment to the things of time and sense; spiritual tone; desire for spiritual good.
- noun The clergy as a whole; the ecclesiastics; the church.
- noun That which belongs to the church or to an ecclesiastic in his official capacity; generally in the plural, and distinguished from
temporalities : as, spiritualities of a bishop (those profits and dues which a bishop receives in his ecclesiastical character).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being spiritual; incorporeality; heavenly-mindedness.
- noun (Eccl.) That which belongs to the church, or to a person as an ecclesiastic, or to religion, as distinct from temporalities.
- noun obsolete An ecclesiastical body; the whole body of the clergy, as distinct from, or opposed to, the temporality.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The quality or state of being
spiritual . - noun Concern for that which is
unseen andintangible , as opposed tophysical ormundane . - noun
Appreciation forreligious values . - noun obsolete That which belongs to the
church , or to a person as anecclesiastic , or toreligion , as distinct from temporalities. - noun obsolete An
ecclesiastical body ; the whole body of theclergy , as distinct from, or opposed to, thetemporality .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun property or income owned by a church
- noun concern with things of the spirit
Etymologies
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Examples
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My friend M said that the term "spirituality" really pisses off devoutly religious folks.
Loren-Paul Caplin: Religious vs. Spiritual: Semantics Or Neurotics? Loren-Paul Caplin 2011
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To him the term "spirituality" was akin to the notion of pure relativism.
Loren-Paul Caplin: Religious vs. Spiritual: Semantics Or Neurotics? Loren-Paul Caplin 2011
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Wonderfully encapsulates the complex manner in which the term spirituality has taken on various meanings within the Christian tradition … Those who are interested in learning more about the major movements in the Christian tradition are sure to find this book a wonderful introduction into learning more about thinkers who have ardently longed to attain wisdom.
AvaxHome RSS: 2008
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The word "spirituality" and/or "spiritual" seems to piss off just about everyone.
Loren-Paul Caplin: Religious vs. Spiritual: Semantics Or Neurotics? Loren-Paul Caplin 2011
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So what is it that we mean when we invoke the word "spirituality"?
William Grassie: Celebrate A Spiritual, Not Religious Thanksgiving William Grassie 2011
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So what is it that we mean when we invoke the word "spirituality"?
William Grassie: Celebrate A Spiritual, Not Religious Thanksgiving William Grassie 2011
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The spiritual process need not be taught as a philosophy or a belief system; what we refer to as spirituality is just a technology for inner wellbeing -- it can be imparted as simple methods which will naturally lead to a more inclusive way of experiencing life.
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In the psychical world that quality which we call spirituality may be associated with and evoked by Theism, or the belief in a Divine
The Essentials of Spirituality Felix Adler 1892
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The education acts, Ofsted and the NHS, including the Royal College of Psychiatrists, all use the word spirituality' as distinct from religion and assert that best practice must include it.
The Guardian World News William Bloom 2011
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I had, an attachment, a deep attachment to what I called spirituality, not necessarily a religion.
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