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spir⋅it⋅u⋅al⋅i⋅ty

[spir-i-choo-al-i-tee]
–noun, plural -ties.
1. the quality or fact of being spiritual.
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 his or her official capacity.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < ML spīrituālitās. See spiritual, -ity
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spir·i·tu·al·i·ty   (spĭr'ĭ-chōō-āl'ĭ-tē)   
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.

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