spirituality

[ spir-i-choo-al-i-tee ]

/ ˌspɪr ɪ tʃuˈæl ɪ ti /

the quality or fact of being spiritual.

incorporeal or immaterial nature.

predominantly spiritual character as shown in thought, life, etc.; spiritual tendency or tone.

Often spiritualities. property or revenue of the church or of an ecclesiastic in his or her official capacity.

Origin of spirituality

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word spīrituālitās. See spiritual, -ity

non·spir·it·u·al·i·ty, noun su·per·spir·it·u·al·i·ty, noun un·spir·i·tu·al·i·ty, noun

Spirituality, after all, is not as marketable as sex appeal, so maybe the media-savvy McCarthy is exposing a true vulnerability.

Jenny McCarthy: I Am Not Anti-Vaccine |Lloyd Grove |October 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He went, and the experience “launched me into a lifelong passion for spirituality, meditation, and contemplation,” he said.

At American Enterprise Institute, NeoCons Say ‘Hello, Dalai’ |Eleanor Clift |February 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Broken Open by Elizabeth Lesser I have searched for spirituality in different venues for half a century.

Isabel Allende’s Book Bag: 5 Books That Influenced Me |Isabel Allende |April 23, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
So clearly the Jesuit formation and the Jesuit spirituality has deeply influenced him.

A Prominent Jesuit Talks About the Order’s First Pope |Abby Haglage |March 14, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

His Jesuit background and his Jesuit spirituality have to be enormously influential.

A Prominent Jesuit Talks About the Order’s First Pope |Abby Haglage |March 14, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Moreover, the ability to perform miracles is but a function of spirituality.

Carmen Ariza |Charles Francis Stocking
We burned foreign cloth without a scruple, and the spirituality of the movement did not receive a shock when we burned them.

Freedom Through Disobedience |C. R. (Chittaranjan) Das
It depends entirely on the spirituality or spiritual capacity of each individual to what extent he knows God and God's ways.

Notes on Islam |Ahmed Hussain
I have restored his worship in purity and spirituality upon earth.

Sermons of Christmas Evans |Joseph Cross
When spirituality ceases to be real or vital to a people, then a grave danger threatens them.

Carmen Ariza |Charles Francis Stocking

spirituality

/ (ˌspɪrɪtjʊˈælɪtɪ) /

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