spiritual director

collocation in English

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spiritual
adjective
uk
/ˈspɪr.ɪ.tʃu.əl/us
/ˈspɪr.ə.tʃu.əl/
relating to deep feelings and beliefs, especially ...
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director
noun[C]
uk
/daɪˈrek.tər/us
/daɪˈrek.tɚ/
a manager of an organization, company, ...
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(Definition ofspiritualanddirectorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Consequently, instructions for convent confessors shied away from the model of the intimatespiritualdirector, and instead aimed to create impersonal functionaries.
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It was one of the canons who was often appointed vicar, and who held power as chief administrator, chief justice, andspiritualdirectorof the diocese.
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He is assisted by a vice-rector and aspiritualdirector.
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He is remembered as a talentedspiritualdirector.
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Here he taught from 1813 to 1818, and also acted asspiritualdirectorin the seminary.
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He was also a sought afterspiritualdirectorand confessor.
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Such tariqas typically have a "murshid" (guide) who plays the role of leader orspiritualdirector.
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He had a major influence on her and became herspiritualdirectorand confessor.
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Those who feel they might be called to a religious vocation are encouraged to seek aspiritualdirectorto help them along the way.
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The program includes individual meetings with aspiritualdirector, small groups, and in hevrutah (partners or dyads).
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A tariqa has a "murshid" (guide) who plays the role of leader orspiritualdirector.
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Tell yourspiritualdirectorall that passes within you.
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His penitential zeal rivalled that of the early anchorites, and, according to hisspiritualdirector, he carried his baptismal innocence to the grave.
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In this she found the support of both her father and herspiritualdirector.
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After being discharged from the army in early 1919, he was namedspiritualdirectorof the seminary.
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No one who is trying to make spiritual progress should attempt to do so alone - aspiritualdirectoris required.
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She helped the poor and sick and served asspiritualdirectorfor many, spending much of her family's considerable fortune to help the unfortunate.
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Though he kept himself under the guidance of aspiritualdirector, he himself, though not a priest, was often sought for spiritual advice.
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She spoke to no one directly, except once a year, when she spoke to the priest who served as herspiritualdirector.
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She was much sought after as aspiritualdirector.
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