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adjective
1.
of, relating to, or consisting of spirit; incorporeal.
2.
of or relating to the spirit or soul, as distinguished from the physical nature:
a spiritual approach to life.
3.
closely akin in interests, attitude, outlook, etc.:
the professor's spiritual heir in linguistics.
4.
of or relating to spirits or to spiritualists; supernatural or spiritualistic.
5.
characterized by or suggesting predominance of the spirit; ethereal or delicately refined:
She is more of a spiritual type than her rowdy brother.
6.
of or relating to the spirit as the seat of the moral or religious nature.
7.
of or relating to sacred things or matters; religious; devotional; sacred.
noun
10.
a spiritual or religious song:
authentic folk spirituals.
11.
spirituals, affairs of the church.
12.
a spiritual thing or matter.
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adj.
"of or concerning the spirit" (especially in religious aspects),
c.1300, from Old French spirituel (12c.), from Latin spiritualis,
from spiritus "of breathing, of the spirit" (see spirit (n.)).
Meaning "of or concerning the church" is attested from mid-14c.
The noun sense of "African-American religious song" first recorded 186
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For the belief in being able to contact the dead,
see Spiritualism.
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v t e
Spirituality may refer to almost any kind of activity
through which a person seeks meaning, especially a
"search for the sacred."[1] It may also refer
to personal growth, blissful experience,
[2] or an encounter with one's own "inner dimension."[3]
Contents [hide]
1 Etymology
2 Definition
3 Development of the meaning of spirituality
3.1 Classical, medieval and early modern periods
3.2 Modern spirituality
3.2.1 Transcendentalism and Unitarian Universalism
3.2.2 Neo-Vedanta
3.2.3 Theosophy, Anthroposophy, and the Perennial Philosophy
3.2.4 "Spiritual but not religious"
3.2.5 Spiritual care in health care professions
4 Traditional spirituality
4.1 Abrahamic faiths
4.1.1 Judaism
4.1.2 Christianity
4.1.3 Islam
4.1.3.1 Five pillars
4.1.3.2 Sufism
4.1.3.3 Jihad
4.2 Asian traditions
4.2.1 Buddhism
4.2.2 Hinduism
4.2.2.1 Four paths
4.2.2.2 Schools and spirituality
4.2.3 Sikhism
4.3 African spirituality
5 Contemporary spirituality
5.1 Characteristics
5.2 Spiritual experience
5.3 Spiritual practices
6 Science
6.1 Antagonism
6.2 Holism
6.3 Scientific research
6.3.1 Health and well-being
6.3.1.1 Intercessionary prayer
6.3.2 Spiritual experiences
7 See also
8 Notes
9 References
10 Sources
10.1 Published sources
10.2 Web-sources
11 Further reading
12 External links
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noun spir·i·tu·al·i·ty \ˌspir-i-chə-ˈwa-lə-tē\
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Simple Definition of spirituality
: the quality or state of being concerned with
religion or religious matters : the quality or
state of being spiritual
Source: Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary
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Spiritual(adj)
consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal; as,
a spiritual substance or being
Spiritual(adj)
of or pertaining to the intellectual and higher endowments
of the mind; mental; intellectual
Spiritual(adj)
of or pertaining to the moral feelings or states of the soul,
as distinguished from the external actions;
reaching and affecting the spirits
Spiritual(adj)
of or pertaining to the soul or its affections as
influenced by the Spirit; controlled and inspired by
the divine Spirit; proceeding from the Holy Spirit; pure;
holy; divine; heavenly-minded; -- opposed to carnal
Spiritual(adj)
not lay or temporal; relating to sacred things; ecclesiastical;
as, the spiritual functions of the clergy;
lords spiritual and temporal; a spiritual corporation
Spiritual(noun)
a spiritual function, office, or affair. See Spirituality, 2
Origin: [L. spiritualis: cf. F. spirituel. See Spirit.]
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Spiritual
Spirituals are religious songs that were created by
enslaved African people in the United States.
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