spiritual exercise

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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exercise
noun
uk
/ˈek.sə.saɪz/us
/ˈek.sɚ.saɪz/
physical activity that you do to make your body strong ...
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(Definition ofspiritualandexercisefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Anyone averse to such aspiritualexerciseis likely to mistake, or misunderstand, or not recognize at all, a sentiment that is anything but self-evident.
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I will refrain from any comment on the moral basis or the ultimatespiritualexercisein endeavouring to rehabilitate the alcoholic.
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It is regarded by its practitioners as an essentialspiritualexercisefor awakening consciousness rather than purely an act of pleasure.
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So in a sense it was also aspiritualexercisein self-purging and cleansing.
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Visualization practices are a common form ofspiritualexercise.
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Japa mala are used for repetition of a mantra, for other forms of sdhan orspiritualexerciseand as an aid to meditation.
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Without financial support there can be neither a foundation nor spiritual exercises, however modest they may be.
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They enter into spiritual exercises at the start of the school year.
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His later success as a preacher was inarguable, attributable to the significant time he spent in spiritual exercises and meditation between preaching.
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He gave to literary work all the time which was left to him after fulfilling his spiritual exercises and the cares of his ministry.
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This festivity is preceded by a novena of preparation for the locals around and a week-long retreat (spiritual exercises) for the seminarians.
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One has to get deeply absorbed in spiritual exercises; one must strengthen one's spiritual attitude in one's own mind.
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Apart from washing, cooking and eating, the remaining hours were spent on spiritual exercises.
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Pambatti siddhar comes from the line of saints who are believed to have possessed siddis or supernatural powers through rigorous meditation and other spiritual exercises.
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At the end of the spiritual exercises, for this important stage in his life, he wrote:...
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He therefore allowed them to devote their whole time to spiritual exercises, undertaking all the community's administrative tasks himself.
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Change your world into a place of grace, by understanding all the phenomena as spiritual exercises.
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Such activities might include spiritual exercises practiced throughout the ages such as prayer, fellowship, service, study, simplicity, chastity, solitude, and fasting.
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Spiritual exercises and tests of humility are common features of a novitiate.
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A wide variety of spiritual exercises are offered, and members are encouraged to create their own.
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