3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: spirituality n 1: property or income owned by a church [syn: {spiritualty}, {church property}] 2: concern with things of the spirit [syn: {spiritualism}, {otherworldliness}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 56 Moby Thesaurus words for "spirituality": Christianity, Christlikeness, Christliness, angelicalness, beauty of holiness, bliss, bodilessness, 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
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