spirituality

[spir-i-choo-al-i-tee]

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noun, plural spir·it·u·al·i·ties.

the quality or fact of being spiritual.
incorporeal or immaterial nature.
predominantly spiritual character as shown in thought, life, etc.; spiritual tendency or tone.

Often spiritualities. property or revenue of the church or of an ecclesiastic in his or her official capacity.

Origin of spirituality

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word spīrituālitās. See spiritual, -ity

Related formsnon·spir·it·u·al·i·ty, nounsu·per·spir·it·u·al·i·ty, nounun·spir·i·tu·al·i·ty, noun

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Contemporary Examples

Spirituality, after all, is not as marketable as sex appeal, so maybe the media-savvy McCarthy is exposing a true vulnerability.
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“Gay people have very often a heightened sensitivity to things of beauty and spirituality,” Cain suggested.
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March 25, 2014
He went, and the experience “launched me into a lifelong passion for spirituality, meditation, and contemplation,” he said.
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Eleanor Clift
February 21, 2014
Broken Open by Elizabeth Lesser I have searched for spirituality in different venues for half a century.
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Isabel Allende
April 23, 2013
So clearly the Jesuit formation and the Jesuit spirituality has deeply influenced him.
A Prominent Jesuit Talks About the Order’s First Pope
Abby Haglage
March 14, 2013

Historical Examples

It owes to the light of the distance both its size and its spirituality.
Modern Painters Volume II (of V)
John Ruskin
Spirituality, how so expressed.associations countless and irresistible.
Modern Painters Volume II (of V)
John Ruskin
She lacked the spirituality of her predecessors, but she had gained in intellect.
The Task of Social Hygiene
Havelock Ellis
You can sacrifice the whole of your spirituality on their altar still.
Fantasia of the Unconscious
D. H. Lawrence
But now let us turn to "spirituality" and see what that means.
London Lectures of 1907
Annie Besant

British Dictionary definitions for spirituality

spirituality

noun plural -ties

the state or quality of being dedicated to God, religion, or spiritual things or values, esp as contrasted with material or temporal ones
the condition or quality of being spiritual
a distinctive approach to religion or prayerthe spirituality of the desert Fathers
(often plural) Church property or revenue or a Church benefice

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Word Origin and History for spirituality

n.

early 15c., from Middle French spiritualite, from Late Latin spiritualitatem (nominative spiritualitas), from Latin spiritualis (see spiritual). An earlier form was spiritualty (late 14c.).

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Examples from the Web for spirituality

Contemporary Examples

Spirituality, after all, is not as marketable as sex appeal, so maybe the media-savvy McCarthy is exposing a true vulnerability.

“Gay people have very often a heightened sensitivity to things of beauty and spirituality,” Cain suggested.

He went, and the experience “launched me into a lifelong passion for spirituality, meditation, and contemplation,” he said.

Broken Open by Elizabeth Lesser I have searched for spirituality in different venues for half a century.

So clearly the Jesuit formation and the Jesuit spirituality has deeply influenced him.

Historical Examples

It owes to the light of the distance both its size and its spirituality.

Spirituality, how so expressed.associations countless and irresistible.

She lacked the spirituality of her predecessors, but she had gained in intellect.

You can sacrifice the whole of your spirituality on their altar still.

But now let us turn to "spirituality" and see what that means.

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Word Origin and History for spirituality

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Origin of spirituality