spiritual leader

collocation in English

meaningsofspiritualandleader

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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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leader
noun[C]
uk
/ˈliː.dər/us
/ˈliː.dɚ/
a person in control of a group, country, ...
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(Definition ofspiritualandleaderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofspiritual leader

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He is a distinguishedspiritualleaderwho is widely respected throughout the world.
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I have no wish to be discourteous to a distinguishedspiritualleader.
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Those are sagacious words from a greatspiritualleader, and we should heed them.
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He was a respectablespiritualleader.
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It is not a happy situation for the world's top moral andspiritualleaderto be presiding over that.
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There is clearly a distinction between his role asspiritualleader, which is widely recognised, and direct official relationships.
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The objection is most acute in cases where the non-realist in question inhabits an official role asspiritualleaderof a community wherein such a presumption is widely shared.
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The "wieszcz" functioned asspiritualleaderto the suppressed people.
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Yassin also served as thespiritualleaderof the organization.
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He is somehow also thespiritualleaderof the villages.
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A married woman'sspiritualleaderwas her husband.
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Orr was acknowledged asspiritualleadera klakwilt.
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He is also the onlyspiritualleaderavailable on email!
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A single woman'sspiritualleaderwas typically a married woman.
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Awda also became known as the group'sspiritualleader.
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The temporal qutb is thespiritualleaderfor the earth-bound saints.
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The "wieszcz" (bard) functioned asspiritualleaderto the nation fighting for its independence.
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She is a veryspiritualleaderthough with a lot of charisma, patience and wisdom.
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Additional meanings cited by dictionaries include: sage, poet,spiritualleader, wise man and holy man.
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Unbeknownst to the population, the leader of the bandits is their ownspiritualleader.
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He continued to promote himself as aspiritualleader, publish books, and take speaking engagements.
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It is part of a "diiksha" (oath), and is taught by aspiritualleader.
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Thespiritualleadertold her to stop worrying and work from a place in your heart.
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He was its singer, itsspiritualleaderin the full meaning of the term.
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