spiritual significance

collocation in English

meaningsofspiritualandsignificance

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spiritual
adjective
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/ˈspɪr.ɪ.tʃu.əl/us
/ˈspɪr.ə.tʃu.əl/
relating to deep feelings and beliefs, especially ...
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significance
noun[U]
uk
/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kəns/us
/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kəns/
importance:
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(Definition ofspiritualandsignificancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Historical events contained aspiritualsignificance-all pointing toward the spread of liberty.
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In effect, this also renders thespiritualsignificanceof the martyr's dead body invisible.
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For some it was therapeutic, and for some it had a strongspiritualsignificance.
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You cannot cheapen divorce in terms of time and money without at the same time cheapening marriage in itsspiritualsignificance.
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Clearly, it is important that thespiritualsignificanceof the millennium is reflected in the celebrations both during the first weekend of 2000 and throughout the year.
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This also started the cultural conflict between the holiday'sspiritualsignificanceand its associated commercialism that some see as corrupting the holiday.
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It is speculated that it led to places ofspiritualsignificance.
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There is deepspiritualsignificancein the queerness.
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Not only are plants used and chosen for their healing abilities, but they also often have symbolic andspiritualsignificance.
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Thespiritualsignificanceand the sense of wonder would have been amplified into a mind-altering and life-changing experience through the use of hallucinogenic plants.
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They are often found in cathedrals, churches, temples as aspiritualsignificanceof interior design.
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The number thirteen and spider web motifs, which carriedspiritualsignificancefor her, occur throughout the house.
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It is situated in a region considered to have immensespiritualsignificance.
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In some cases strict nature reserves are ofspiritualsignificancefor surrounding communities, and the areas are also protected for this reason.
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Certain cultures are thought to have attached mythical orspiritualsignificanceto the process.
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The mountain is so important because it has a specialspiritualsignificancein that it is higher and closer to nature and to the gods.
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Such places at the junction of two rivers had significantspiritualsignificancein tribal culture.
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Due to thespiritualsignificanceof a horse's mane, black and white mane hair was used to make spirit banners (tugs).
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It has been strongly affected by economic and social transformations that disrupted the traditional transfer of knowledge and stripped the gongs of theirspiritualsignificance.
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Traditional healers will often give their patients mutimedications made from plant, animal and mineralsimbued withspiritualsignificance.
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