Etymology

antispiritualism

Today it means: Opposition to spiritualism. Full definition →

English spiritualism ← Middle English spiritual ← Old French spiritue
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*(s)peys-der.?
  8. Latinspīrō
  9. Latinspīritus
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. Late Latinspīrituālis
  13. Old Frenchspiritue
  14. Middle Englishspiritual
  15. Englishspiritual
  16. Englishspiritualism
  17. English todayantispiritualism

From anti- + spiritualism.

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