pseudospirituality

noun

A system of spiritual beliefs or practices that is understood as inauthentic or incorrect.

OriginEnglish spirituality ← Middle French spiritualité ← Late Latin spīrituālitās →
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Meanings

noun
  1. A system of spiritual beliefs or practices that is understood as inauthentic or incorrect.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(s)peys-der.?
  6. Latinspīrō
  7. Latinspīritus
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Latinspīritālis
  11. Late Latinspīrituālitās
  12. Middle Frenchspiritualité
  13. Englishspirituality
  14. Englishpseudospirituality

From pseudo- + spirituality.

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APA

pseudospirituality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudospirituality

MLA

“pseudospirituality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudospirituality. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudospirituality,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudospirituality.

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