sadospiritual

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adjective

Of or relating to forms of religion with sadistic aspects.

OriginEnglish spiritual ← Middle English spiritual ← Old French spiritue →
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Meanings

adjectivesadospiritual (comparative more sadospiritual, superlative most sadospiritual)

comparative more sadospiritual · superlative most sadospiritual

  1. derogatoryOf or relating to forms of religion with sadistic aspects.

Origin

  1. Englishsado-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)peys-der.?
  3. Latinspīrō
  4. Latinspīritus
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  7. Late Latinspīrituālis
  8. Old Frenchspiritue
  9. Middle Englishspiritual
  10. Englishspiritual
  11. Englishsadospiritual

sado- + spiritual; coined by feminist Mary Daly.

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APA

sadospiritual. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sadospiritual

MLA

“sadospiritual.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sadospiritual. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sadospiritual,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sadospiritual.

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