spiritualty

spir·i·tu·al·ty

noun
\ˈspir-i-chə-wəl-tē, -i-chəl-tē, -ich-wəl-tē\

Definition of SPIRITUALTY

1

: spirituality 1

2

: clergy

Examples of SPIRITUALTY

1. <a long history of conflict between that nation's spiritualty and its temporal leaders>

Origin of SPIRITUALTY

Middle English spiritualte, from Anglo-French espiritauté, spiritualté, from Medieval Latin spiritualitat-, spiritualitas, from Late Latin spiritualis spiritual

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to SPIRITUALTY

Synonyms: church, cloth, first estate, ministry, spirituality, clergy

Antonyms: laity

Related Words: diaconate, episcopate, hierarchy, presbytery; clerkship, monkhood, priesthood

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