spiritual mentor
Guides inner growth
A spiritual mentor is someone who guides another person's religious or spiritual development.
Unlike a therapist or life coach, the relationship centers on matters of faith, inner life, or transcendence.
The mentor may be a clergy member, elder, or simply someone further along a contemplative path: She found a spiritual mentor at the meditation center.
The role appears across traditions—guru in Hinduism, spiritual director in Christianity, murshid in Sufism.
- guruRevered authority figure
- counselorOne who advises
- guideLeader or instruction book
- spiritual directorReligious life advisor
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
advisor · teacher · holy man · shamanism · discipleship · transcendence · higher self · prayer · inner peace · spiritual lineage · wisdom · confessor · elder · meditation · monasticism · transmission · sacred texts · inner journey
- spiritualitysacred, enlightened, divine, holy, spiritual growth
- mentoring typeslife coach, executive coach, tutor, guru, one-on-one mentoring
- faith communitybeliever, disciple, faithful, flock, parishioner
- godparentsgodparent, godparents, godfather, godmother, godchild
- meditation guidesmindfulness coach, guru, meditation app
- Sufismtariqa, fana, sufi, Sufism, dervish
spiritual mentorfinancial advisor
Professional guiding monetary decisions
career counselor · life coach · therapist · personal trainer · pragmatist
spiritual mentorcorruptor
One who spoils integrity
tempter · false prophet · cult leader · deceiver · manipulator