Meanings
adjectivepseudospiritual (comparative more pseudospiritual, superlative most pseudospiritual)
comparative more pseudospiritual · superlative most pseudospiritual
- Apparently, but not truly, spiritual.
The difference lies in true, healthy spiritual life versus pseudospiritual manipulation. God gave us our minds for a reason...
1999, Ben Young, Sam Adams, The Ten Commandments of Dating
Origin
- Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
- Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
- Middle Englishpseudo-
- Englishpseudo-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)peys-der.?
- Latinspīrō
- Latinspīritus
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Late Latinspīrituālis
- Old Frenchspiritue
- Middle Englishspiritual
- Englishspiritual
- Englishpseudospiritual
Cite this entry
APA
pseudospiritual. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudospiritual
MLA
“pseudospiritual.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudospiritual. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudospiritual,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudospiritual.
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