as in clergy
the group ordained to perform clerical functions in the Christian church the archbishop was opposed to the marriage, and the king needed the support of the spirituality if his rule was to be considered legitimate

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Recent Examples of spirituality During the episode, the music icon discussed her longtime journey with spirituality – which began shortly before the birth of her first child, Lourdes Leon. Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025 The Aries Full Moon on the 6th energizes your expansion zone and ignites your sector of travel, publishing, spirituality, and belief systems. Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 Sep. 2025 Saramalacara Saramalacara made a splash with 2024’s Heráldica, a thrashing electronic opus that touches on everything from spirituality to rebirth to general internet brainrot. Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025 Advertisement Reservation Dogs was one of television’s rare masterpieces, woven from a lifetime’s worth of observations and obsessions, existential struggles and in-jokes, and shot through with a sparkling thread of spirituality. Judy Berman, Time, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spirituality
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Noun
  • Additionally, all clergy, employees and teachers must complete trainings and receive monthly continuing education.
    Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Borges’ and Rengel’s arrests inspired a group of Dallas clergy to gather outside the city’s immigration facility to pray for them, said Mara Richards Bim, one of the group’s leaders.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
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  • In 2021, Cookie reminded her church friends to watch the Hulu show based on my book Dopesick, only to cringe at the gay storyline and multiple f‑bombs in the first episode.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The Vatican said Leo was invited to visit Turkey and Lebanon by both civil and church leaders of both countries.
    Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Spirituality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spirituality. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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