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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spirituality
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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
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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
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Those who stay at the shelter check in at Upper Rodeo Park before being transported to a shelter location, which is typically a local church.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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The hearse, a limousine and row of cars were lined up outside the church when the gunfire erupted, witnesses and mourners who attended the funeral said.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Spirituality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spirituality. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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