spiritual meaning

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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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meaning
noun
uk
/ˈmiː.nɪŋ/us
/ˈmiː.nɪŋ/
The meaning of something is what it expresses ...
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(Definition ofspiritualandmeaningfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Those looking forspiritualmeaningrather than dry bones could also find solace.
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It is used here to measurespiritualmeaning(meaning/peace subscale) and strength from religious faith (faith subscale).
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There is, first, thespiritualmeaning, the belief in a common purpose, the sense of family and the like.
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If there had been anyspiritualmeaningin these people, they would have given these pictures to the nation without asking that someone should be made the poorer.
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Remodernist film calls for a return to emotional andspiritualmeaningin cinema, as well as an emphasis on narrative structure and subjectivity.
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Since every mask has a specificspiritualmeaning, most traditions comprise several different traditional masks.
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There is not a character introduced into those romances but represents the passion not an incident but has somespiritualmeaning.
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They turn to voodoo because there's an increasing desperation in our culture forspiritualmeaningand direction.
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Spiritualmeaningand emotional comfort were expressed through symbolism and color.
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For some communities, traditional knowledge takes on a personal andspiritualmeaning.
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The color of the cloth can also have somespiritualmeaning.
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However, there is alwaysspiritualmeaningassociated for those names.
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These largely revolved around his search for some kind ofspiritualmeaning.
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Over the past three decades, kris have lost their prominent social andspiritualmeaningin society.
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I've always looked for some kind ofspiritualmeaning.
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The anagogic level of medieval allegory treated a text as expressing the highestspiritualmeaning.
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The rituals are also characterised and bound by religious beliefs that give them an alternativespiritualmeaning.
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Denouncing the party is thus not simply political activism, but takes onspiritualmeaningas a process of cleansing the conscience and reconnecting to traditional ethics and values.
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It may at this point actually cease to be what it had been previously identified as, at least in terms of its cultural orspiritualmeaning.
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In the anthroposophical view, space is not emptiness but an active entity, imbued with specific spiritual meanings.
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