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spiritual

[spir-i-choo-uhl] / ˈspɪr ɪ tʃu əl /


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One of the dark ideas of the novel is that the aristocracy’s moral and spiritual bankruptcy left them helpless in the face of Europe’s rising totalitarian ideologies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Like the other clergy members I spoke with, Wille talked frankly about managing the emotional and spiritual toll of this work.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

For them, labor was a spiritual act, function guided form, beauty lay in simplicity, and well-designed objects need never change.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Zelensky was also due to meet Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of most Christian Orthodox churches, a week before the Orthodox Easter, celebrated in Ukraine and Russia on April 12.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

At least seven famous mediums took on the Courier’s challenge, among them the Davenport brothers, teenage mediums whose impossible escapes from spirit cabinets were the latest in spiritual manifestations.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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