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SPIRITUALITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Concern with things of the spirit
Synonyms:
otherworldliness; spiritism; spiritualism; spirituality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("spirituality" is a kind of...):
internality; inwardness (preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values))
Derivation:
spiritual (concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Property or income owned by a church
Synonyms:
church property; spirituality; spiritualty
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("spirituality" is a kind of...):
belongings; holding; property (something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "spirituality"):
temporality; temporalty (the worldly possessions of a church)
benefice; ecclesiastical benefice (an endowed church office giving income to its holder)
