Etymology

antispirituality

Today it means: Opposition to spirituality. Full definition →

English spirituality ← Middle French spiritualité ← Late Latin spīrituālitās
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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. Latinspīritālis
  13. Late Latinspīrituālitās
  14. Middle Frenchspiritualité
  15. Englishspirituality
  16. English todayantispirituality

From anti- + spirituality.

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