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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024spir•it•u•al•i•ty (spir′i cho̅o̅ al′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -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. - ReligionOften, spiritualities. property or revenue of the church or of an ecclesiastic in his or her official capacity.
- Medieval Latin spīrituālitās. See spiritual, -ity
- late Middle English 1375–1425
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ˌspirituˈality /ˌspɪrɪtjʊˈælɪtɪ/ n ( pl -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 prayer: the spirituality of the desert Fathers
- (often plural) Church property or revenue or a Church benefice
spir•it•u•al /ˈspɪrɪtʃuəl/USA pronunciation adj. - of or relating to the spirit or soul, as distinguished from the physical nature
- of or relating to the spirit as the source of one's moral or religious nature.
- Religionof or relating to sacred things or matters; religious.
- closely alike in interests, outlook, feeling, etc.:the composer's spiritual heir.
- relating to spirits or to spiritualists;
supernatural.
n. [countable] - Music and Dancea religious song that shows strong emotion, of a type originating among African-Americans in the southern U.S.
spir•it•u•al•i•ty /ˌspɪrɪtʃuˈælɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] spir•it•u•al•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024spir•it•u•al (spir′i cho̅o̅ əl),USA pronunciation adj. - of, pertaining to, or consisting of spirit;
incorporeal. - of or pertaining to the spirit or soul, as distinguished from the physical nature:a spiritual approach to life.
- closely akin in interests, attitude, outlook, etc.:the professor's spiritual heir in linguistics.
- of or pertaining to spirits or to spiritualists;
supernatural or spiritualistic. - characterized by or suggesting predominance of the spirit;
ethereal or delicately refined:She is more of a spiritual type than her rowdy brother. - Religionof or pertaining to the spirit as the seat of the moral or religious nature.
- Religionof or pertaining to sacred things or matters;
religious;
devotional;
sacred. - Religionof or belonging to the church;
ecclesiastical:lords spiritual and temporal. - of or relating to the mind or intellect.
n. - Music and Dancea spiritual or religious song:authentic folk spirituals.
- Religion spirituals, affairs of the church.
- a spiritual thing or matter.
- Medieval Latin spīrituālis, equivalent. to Latin spīritu- (stem of spīritus spirit) + -ālis -al1
- Middle English 1275–1325
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