spirituality
Concern for soul
Spirituality is concern with matters of the spirit rather than the material world—the inner life, transcendence, meaning, and connection to something larger than oneself.
It may or may not involve organized religion: She found spirituality through meditation rather than church.
The word often signals a personal, individualized approach to the sacred, distinct from institutional faith: I'm spiritual but not religious.
Soul's rebirth after death
- immortalityExemption from death
- soulInnermost animating essence
- afterlifeExistence beyond mortality
- ghostsSpirits of the deceased
transmigration · eschatology · resurrection · heaven · hell · purgatory · karma · rebirth
Trust held as true
- religionSystem of spiritual belief
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- pietySincere religious devotion
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
prayer · sacred · divinity · theology · dogma · doctrine · deity · godliness
Profound spiritual awakening
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
- satoriSudden spiritual awakening
- samadhiProfound meditative absorption state
moksha · liberation · ascension · illumination · gnosis · bodhi · self-realization · epiphany
Concealed from view
- esotericAccessible to few
- alchemyMystical metal transformation
- tarotDivination card set
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
shaman · oracle · kabbalah · gnosticism · paganism · ritual · seer · visionary
Focused attention practice
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- presenceState of being somewhere
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
introspection · stillness · breathwork · centering · silence · reflection · equanimity · focus
Perceived emanation surrounding someone
- celestialOf the sky above
- heavenlyDivinely pleasant or blissful
- otherworldlySeemingly not earthly
- incorporealNot made of matter
intangible · luminous · radiant · angelic · transcendent · numinous · ineffable · sublime
Sacred ritual conveying grace
- parishLocal church community
- EucharistSacramental bread and wine
- communionProfound shared closeness
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
confession · rosary · liturgy · homily · catechism · atonement · repentance · salvation
Undisturbed mental quietude
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- calmnessPeaceful mental state
- inner-peacePsychological harmony within oneself
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
contentment · nonviolence · pacifism · repose · gentleness · compassion · loving-kindness · ahimsa
Thorough change in form
- soul-searchingProbing one's innermost feelings
- self-discoveryLearning one's true character
- self-improvementEnhancing oneself deliberately
- actualizationMaking something fully real
renewal · evolution · empowerment · healing · wholeness · integration · purpose · meaning
Sixties counterculture member
- bohemianismArtistic rejection of convention
- communeShared-living community
- alternativeAnother available choice
- holisticAddressing interconnected wholes
psychedelic · freethought · seeking · dropout · ashram · festival
reincarnation
Soul's rebirth after death
- immortalityExemption from death
- soulInnermost animating essence
- afterlifeExistence beyond mortality
ghosts · transmigration · eschatology · resurrection · heaven · hell · purgatory · karma · rebirth · ancestors
belief
Trust held as true
worship · prayer · sacred · divinity · theology · dogma · doctrine · deity · godliness · holiness
enlightenment
Profound spiritual awakening
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
- satoriSudden spiritual awakening
samadhi · moksha · liberation · ascension · illumination · gnosis · bodhi · self-realization · epiphany · oneness
occult
Concealed from view
divination · shaman · oracle · kabbalah · gnosticism · paganism · ritual · seer · visionary · revelation
meditation
Focused attention practice
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- presenceState of being somewhere
contemplation · introspection · stillness · breathwork · centering · silence · reflection · equanimity · focus · observation
aura
Perceived emanation surrounding someone
- celestialOf the sky above
- heavenlyDivinely pleasant or blissful
- otherworldlySeemingly not earthly
incorporeal · intangible · luminous · radiant · angelic · transcendent · numinous · ineffable · sublime · divine
sacrament
Sacred ritual conveying grace
baptism · confession · rosary · liturgy · homily · catechism · atonement · repentance · salvation · grace
serenity
Undisturbed mental quietude
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- calmnessPeaceful mental state
- inner-peacePsychological harmony within oneself
tranquility · contentment · nonviolence · pacifism · repose · gentleness · compassion · loving-kindness · ahimsa · shalom
transformation
Thorough change in form
- soul-searchingProbing one's innermost feelings
- self-discoveryLearning one's true character
- self-improvementEnhancing oneself deliberately
actualization · renewal · evolution · empowerment · healing · wholeness · integration · purpose · meaning · calling
hippie
Sixties counterculture member
- bohemianismArtistic rejection of convention
- communeShared-living community
- alternativeAnother available choice
holistic · psychedelic · freethought · seeking · dropout · ashram · festival
- cultural heritagefolklore, traditions, customs, folk music revival, museum collections
- identityidentity, personal identity, self, selfhood, self-expression
- Indian cultureHinduism, Diwali, sari, Holi, saree
- lifestylessimple living, city life, family life, minimalism, rural life
- holistic wellnessAyurveda, ayurveda, aromatherapy diffuser, acupressure, chakra
- pietydevoutness, holiness, piousness, godliness, righteousness
spiritualitymaterialism
Prioritizing goods over spirit
physicalism · atheism · secularism · naturalism · nihilism
spiritualitymaterialism
Prioritizing goods over spirit
worldliness · carnality · consumerism · hedonism · greed
spiritualityanimality
Quality of being creature
carnality · corporeality · physicality · brutishness · flesh
- modern spiritualityContemporary non-religious transcendence
- Hindu spiritualityIndia's oldest religious tradition
- Christian spiritualityFaith-based inner life
spiritualism, spiritualist, spiritualize, spiritualistic, spiritualists, spiritualities, spiritualized, spiritualizing, spiritualization