spiritualty

[ spir-i-choo-uh l-tee ]

/ ˈspɪr ɪ tʃu əl ti /

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noun, plural spir·it·u·al·ties.

Often spiritualties. ecclesiastical property or revenue.

the body of ecclesiastics; the clergy.

Nearby words

spiritualism, spiritualist, spirituality, spiritualize, spirituals, spiritualty, spirituel, spirituous, spiritus asper, spiritus frumenti, spiritus lenis

Origin of spiritualty

1350–1400; Middle English spiritualte < Middle French < Medieval Latin spīrituālitās; see spirituality

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Examples from the Web for spiritualty

All Mary's acts in favour of an independent legislation and jurisdiction of the spiritualty were repealed.
A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6)|Leopold von Ranke
The spiritualty were already exasperated by the clipping of their claws in the last session.
The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon|J.A. Froude
He had studied the question for seven years, and was satisfied that no temporal lord could be head of the spiritualty.
The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon|J.A. Froude
The king is ruled by a common —— Anne Boleyn, who has made all the spiritualty to be beggared, and the temporalty also.
The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3)|James Anthony Froude

The difficulty is to determine the proportion of offenders (if they may be called such) to the body of the spiritualty.
History of England from the fall of Wolsey to the death of Elizabeth. Vol. III|James Anthony Froude

British Dictionary definitions for spiritualty

spiritualty

/ (ˈspɪrɪtjʊəltɪ) /

noun plural -ties archaic

the clergy collectively

another word for spirituality

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spiritualty

noun, plural spir·it·u·al·ties.

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British Dictionary definitions for spiritualty

spiritualty

noun plural -ties archaic