SPIRITUALITY Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

spirituality

noun

ˌspir-i-chə-ˈwa-lə-tē

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 Something is shifting in the composition of spirituality, and millions of Americans are turning to their search bars to make sense of it. —

Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 23 Apr. 2026 The artwork focuses on the oldest living things from the land, sky, waters, living beings, ancestral knowledge, and spirituality, and focuses on how Indigenous people connect with the past and the future in Australia. —

Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026 This is great for those who view spirituality as a structured way to check in with themselves. —

Kody Boye, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026 But the practicing Buddhist also finds the relationship between spirituality and AI to be fraught. —

ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for spirituality

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spirituality

Noun

Religious groups have documented a rise in acts of harassment and violence against Christian pilgrims and clergy as well as Palestinian Christian residents, including assaults and spitting, often by ultra-Orthodox Jewish yeshiva students.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
For years, Christian clergy who live and work in Jerusalem have reported being frequently spat on, harassed and even physically attacked by Israeli extremists.

— Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 1 May 2026