spirituality

American  

[spir-i-choo-al-i-tee] / ˌspɪr ɪ tʃuˈæl ɪ ti /

noun

plural

spiritualities

1. the quality or fact of being spiritual.

   Life in modern society is all work and no spirituality.

2. incorporeal or immaterial nature.

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

4. Often spiritualities. property or revenue of the church or of an ecclesiastic in their official capacity.

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Other Word Forms

• nonspirituality noun
• superspirituality noun
• unspirituality noun

Etymology

Origin of spirituality

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

Example Sentences

It links West African traditional spirituality and it connects it to hip-hop and blues and all these different types of dance and culture.

From Los Angeles Times

Many books have engaged me in this way, whether they address communication, spirituality or ethics.

From The Wall Street Journal

There’s a spiritual community that uses spirituality to shirk responsibility.

From Los Angeles Times

History, spirituality and earth, woven together somewhere between painting and sculpture.

From Los Angeles Times

Throughout his two-year illness, she meditated, prayed, talked to her husband about spirituality and recited Buddhist chants for him.

From The Wall Street Journal