spiritual-mindedadj.n.
/ˌspɪrᵻtʃʊəlˈmʌɪndᵻd/, /ˌspɪrᵻtʃ(ᵿ)lˈmʌɪndᵻd/, /ˌspɪrᵻtjʊəlˈmʌɪndᵻd/, /ˌspɪrᵻtjᵿlˈmʌɪndᵻd/, U.S. /ˌspɪrᵻtʃ(əw)əlˈmaɪndᵻd/ A. adj.
Concerned with spiritual things; having the mind focused upon spiritual or intellectual matters. Cf. spiritually-minded adj.
ΚΠ
1575 tr. A. del Corro Theol. Dialogue sig. L.viiiv They that holde with the spirit, wilbe spirituall minded.
1701 S. Saywell Divine Orig. Holy Right of Confirmation 39 We might hope [confirmation]..might make the Members of the Church generally more Spiritual Minded, strong, and stedfast, than now they are.
1837 F. M. Trollope Vicar of Wrexhill II. ii. 22 By worldly, I mean those whose thoughts and wishes are fixed on the things of the earth... Spiritual-minded persons see all things in the spirit.
1924 Outlook 2 July 94/2 A great American moralist..took the title for one of his most spiritual-minded books..from a passage in the same Gypsy tale.
2017 Westside Gaz. (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) 30 Mar. 8 If you're not spiritual minded or elected to preach you are lost.
B. n.
With the and plural agreement. Spiritual-minded people as a class. Also as a count noun: a spiritual-minded person.
ΚΠ
1596 H. Clapham Briefe of Bible Pref. The spirituall minded, may something bee furthered to deeper points contemplative.
1624 J. Norden Imitation of David 66 The spirituall minded desireth onely one thing, namely, to be assured of his saluation.
1720 T. Gordon & J. Trenchard Independent Whig No. 10 Those who pursue [power and wealth]..are called Worldly Minded, in Opposition to God's Elect, who are the Spiritual Minded.
1882 Christian Index 2 Nov. 6/4 To the spiritual minded Christ is always new.
1924 Herald of Gospel Liberty 2 Oct. 20/3 Only the spiritual-minded will find religion interesting. But then only the spiritual-minded can see God.
2014 Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 20 May 30 The spiritual-minded prayed to the sun god.
Derivatives
spiritual-ˈmindedness n. the state or quality of being spiritual-minded.
ΘΚΠ
society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > [noun]
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inhabitation1615
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1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 41 I have..seen so much..spirituall mindednesse in..Christians.
1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1776 II. 32 I have always loved the simplicity of manners, and the spiritual-mindedness of the Quakers.
1863 A. B. Grosart Small Sins (ed. 2) 82 No lamentation over want of spiritual-mindedness.
2016 Irish Independent (Nexis) 11 May (Health & Living section) 21 They believe that science and spiritual-mindedness are incompatible.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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