'Spirituality' definitions:
Definition of 'spirituality'
From: WordNet
noun
Property or income owned by a church [syn: spiritualty, spirituality, church property]
noun
Concern with things of the spirit [syn: spirituality, spiritualism, spiritism, otherworldliness] [ant: worldliness]
Definition of 'Spirituality'
From: GCIDE
- Spirituality \Spir`it*u*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. Spiritualities. [L. spiritualitas: cf. F. spiritualit['e].]
- 1. The quality or state of being spiritual; incorporeality; heavenly-mindedness. [1913 Webster]
- A pleasure made for the soul, suitable to its spirituality. --South. [1913 Webster]
- If this light be not spiritual, yet it approacheth nearest to spirituality. --Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster]
- Much of our spirituality and comfort in public worship depends on the state of mind in which we come. --Bickersteth. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Eccl.) That which belongs to the church, or to a person as an ecclesiastic, or to religion, as distinct from temporalities. [1913 Webster]
- During the vacancy of a see, the archbishop is guardian of the spiritualities thereof. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]
- 3. An ecclesiastical body; the whole body of the clergy, as distinct from, or opposed to, the temporality. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Five entire subsidies were granted to the king by the spirituality. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'spirituality'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- angelicalness,
- beauty of holiness,
- bliss,
- bodilessness,
- Christianity,
- Christlikeness,
- Christliness,
- fear of God,
- ghostliness,
- godlikeness,
- godliness,
- godly-mindedness,
- goodness,
- harmony,
- heavenliness,
- heavenly-mindedness,
- holiness,
- holy-mindedness,
- immateriality,
- immaterialness,
- impalpability,
- imponderability,
- incorporeality,
- incorporeity,
- inextension,
- intangibility,
- nonexteriority,
- occult phenomena,
- occultism,
- odor of sanctity,
- otherworldliness,
- psychical research,
- psychicism,
- psychics,
- psychism,
- pureness,
- pureness of heart,
- purity,
- righteousness,
- sainthood,
- saintlikeness,
- saintliness,
- saintship,
- sanctitude,
- sanctity,
- seraphicalness,
- shadowiness,
- spirit world,
- spiritual-mindedness,
- spirituousness,
- supernaturalism,
- the occult,
- unearthliness,
- unsubstantiality,
- unsubstantialness,
- unworldliness
Words containing 'Spirituality'
- Spiritual,
- Spiritualism,
- Spiritualities,
- Spiritualization,
- Spiritualize,
- Spiritualized,
- Spiritualizer,
- Spiritualizing,
- Spiritually,
- Spiritualness,
- Spirituous,
- Spirituousness,
- spiritual being,
- Lords spiritual,
- Spiritual coadjuctor,
- Spiritual court,
- Spiritual death,
- Spiritual father,
- Spiritual incest,
- Spiritual peers,
- gifts spiritual,
- spiritual bouquet,
- spiritual domain,
- spiritual jewel,
- spiritual leader,
- spiritual rebirth,
- spiritual world,
- Spiritual-minded,
- Spiritual-mindedness