spirituality

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spirituality

/ˌspɪɹ.ə.t͡ʃuˈæl.ə.tɪ/ UK
/ˌspɪɹ.ə.t͡ʃuˈæl.ə.tɪ/ US
[ˌspɪɹ.ə.t͡ʃuˈæl.ə.ɾɪ] US
/ˌspɪɹ.ɪ.t͡ʃʉˈæl.ə.tɪ/ Australia
[ˌspɪɹ.ɪ.t͡ʃʉˈæl.ə.ɾɪ] Australia

Where it comes from

From Middle French spiritualité, from Late Latin spīrituālitās.

noun spiritualities

countable, uncountable The quality or state of being spiritual. , "The Ways of Wisdom are Ways of Pleasantness" a pleasure made for the soul, suitable to its spirituality
countable, uncountable Concern for that which is unseen and intangible, as opposed to physical or mundane. African Indigenous Spirituality
countable, uncountable Appreciation for religious values.
countable, obsolete, uncountable That which belongs to the church, or to a person as an ecclesiastic, or to religion, as distinct from temporalities. During the vacancy of a see, the archbishop is guardian of the spiritualities thereof.
countable, obsolete, uncountable An ecclesiastical body; the whole body of the clergy, as distinct from, or opposed to, the temporality. Five entire subsidies were granted to the king by the spirituality.
Similar: first estate, spiritualty, third sex, clergy, spirituality

Opposite: materialism

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: spiritualty, otherworldliness, church property, spiritual, spirit, faith, psychotropic, religiosity, devotion, sanctity, sacredness, piety, soulfulness, innerness, numinosity, introspection

noun

Opposite: materialism

Translations

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noun quality or state of being spiritual

العربية	رُوحَانِيَّة rūḥāniyya, رَوْحَانِيَّة rawḥāniyya, رُوحِيَّة rūḥiyya

noun concern for what is unseen and intangible

Español	espiritualidad
한국어	영성 yeongseong
日本語	霊性 reisei
中文	靈性 /灵性 língxìng
Português	espiritualidade
Français	spiritualité
Deutsch	Geistigkeit, Spiritualität
Italiano	spiritualità
Русский	духо́вность duxóvnostʹ

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"spirituality." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/spirituality. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chicago

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@misc{spirituality_2026,
  title = {spirituality},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spirituality},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}