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spir·i·tu·al·i·ty  (spr-ch-l-t)
n. pl. spir·i·tu·al·i·ties
1. The state, quality, manner, or fact of being spiritual.
2. The clergy.
3. Something, such as property or revenue, that belongs to the church or to a cleric. Often used in the plural.

spirituality [ˌspɪrɪtjʊˈælɪtɪ]
n pl -ties
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the state or quality of being dedicated to God, religion, or spiritual things or values, esp as contrasted with material or temporal ones
2. the condition or quality of being spiritual
3. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a distinctive approach to religion or prayer the spirituality of the desert Fathers
4. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (often plural) Church property or revenue or a Church benefice
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.spiritualityspirituality - property or income owned by a church
belongings, property, holding - something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";
temporality, temporalty - the worldly possessions of a church
benefice, ecclesiastical benefice - an endowed church office giving income to its holder
2.spirituality - concern with things of the spirit
internality, inwardness - preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values); "Socrates' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness"- H.R.Finch
Translations
spirituality [ˌspɪrɪtjʊˈælɪtɪ] Nespiritualidad f
spirituality [ˌspɪrɪtʃuˈæləti] nspiritualité f
spirituality
nGeistigkeit f
spirituality [ˌspɪrɪtjʊˈælɪtɪ] nspiritualità
spirituality [ˌspɪrɪtjʊˈælɪtɪ] nspiritualità


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And he involuntarily compared the two: the lack of spirituality in the one and the abundance of it in the other- a spirituality he himself lacked and therefore valued most highly.
It was not exactly spirituality that was obvious, though the screen of the flesh seemed almost transparent, because there was in his face an outrageous sensuality; but, though it sounds nonsense, it seemed as though his sensuality were curiously spiritual.
It is, therefore, not among our aristocracy that we must look (if at all, in Appallachia), for the spirituality of a British boudoir.
 
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