Definition of spirituality Spirituality

/spɪˌɹɪʧʌwæˈlʌti/ - [spirichuwatlutee] - spir•it•u•al•i•ty

We found 12 definitions of spirituality from 5 different sources.

What does spirituality mean?

Noun Plural: spiritualities
spirituality - concern with things of the spirit
		spiritualism, spiritism, otherworldliness
		worldliness concern with worldly affairs to the neglect of spiritual needs; "he disliked the worldliness of many bishops around him"
		internality, inwardness preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values); "Socrates' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness"- H.R.Finch
spirituality - property or income owned by a church
		spiritualty, church property
		belongings, holding, property any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props"
		temporality, temporalty the worldly possessions of a church

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spirituality (Noun)
The quality or state of being spiritual.
spirituality (Noun)
Concern for that which is unseen and intangible, as opposed to physical or mundane.
spirituality (Noun)
Appreciation for religious values.
spirituality (Noun)
That which belongs to the church, or to a person as an ecclesiastic, or to religion, as distinct from temporalities.
spirituality (Noun)
An ecclesiastical body; the whole body of the clergy, as distinct from, or opposed to, the temporality.

spirituality (n.)
The quality or state of being spiritual; incorporeality; heavenly-mindedness.
spirituality (n.)
That which belongs to the church, or to a person as an ecclesiastic, or to religion, as distinct from temporalities.
spirituality (n.)
An ecclesiastical body; the whole body of the clergy, as distinct from, or opposed to, the temporality.

Spirituality is a name given to matters of the spirit. Some people use this word instead of religion, while others see a difference.

Matters of the Spirit.

"Matters of the spirit" may include the meaning in a person's life (or in all life), and how to find and improve on it. They may also include someone's search for God, the supernatural, a divine influence in their lives, or information about the afterlife, and how to best deal with each. They may include how to live among others, or as a group, or in a certain environment.

Atheism.

Some people who do not believe in a religion may still be interested in the "spirits" of humanity or of nature, and live a certain way, or pay homage to ancestors or creation, because it helps their morale, or improves their happiness to do so.

Many philosophers try to find answers to spiritual questions, although they say that there is no god or anything supernatural.

In all parts of the world those type of people have had Ideas about spirituality.

Arne Naess - the founder of deep ecology

Gregory Bateson - philosophy of nature, ecology, psychology

Jiddu Krishnamurti - great indian scolar, who was thinking very accurate and in his own way about life and religions

Osho/ shri rashneesh - indian scolar, who talked a lot about religions critially, though he tried to bring a new revolutionary spirituality

Felicitas Goodman - anthropoligst who revolutionized the new shaman movement with her research about trance