Spirituality vs. Philosophy — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Spirituality and Philosophy
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Spirituality
The meaning of spirituality has developed and expanded over time, and various connotations can be found alongside each other. Traditionally, spirituality referred to a religious process of re-formation which "aims to recover the original shape of man", oriented at "the image of God" as exemplified by the founders and sacred texts of the religions of the world.
Philosophy
Philosophy (from Greek: φιλοσοφία, philosophia, 'love of wisdom') is the study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved.
Spirituality
The state, quality, or fact of being spiritual.
Philosophy
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline.
Spirituality
A religious belief or manner of pursuing a religious life
"the pantheistic spiritualities espoused by Wiccans and other contemporary adherents of nature religions" (Peter Steinfels).
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Philosophy
A theory or attitude that acts as a guiding principle for behaviour
Don't expect anything and you won't be disappointed, that's my philosophy
Spirituality
The clergy.
Philosophy
The study of the nature, causes, or principles of reality, knowledge, or values, based on logical reasoning.
Spirituality
Often spiritualities Something, such as property or revenue, that belongs to the church or to a cleric.
Philosophy
A system of thought based on or involving such study
The philosophy of Hume.
Spirituality
The quality or state of being spiritual.
Philosophy
The study of the theoretical underpinnings of a particular field or discipline
The philosophy of history.
Spirituality
Concern for that which is unseen and intangible, as opposed to physical or mundane.
Philosophy
An underlying theory or set of ideas relating to a particular field of activity or to life as a whole
An original philosophy of advertising.
An unusual philosophy of life.
Spirituality
Appreciation for religious values.
Philosophy
The love of wisdom.
Spirituality
(obsolete) That which belongs to the church, or to a person as an ecclesiastic, or to religion, as distinct from temporalities.
Philosophy
(uncountable) An academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism.
Philosophy is often divided into five major branches: logic, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics and aesthetics.
Spirituality
(obsolete) An ecclesiastical body; the whole body of the clergy, as distinct from, or opposed to, the temporality.
Philosophy
(countable) A comprehensive system of belief.
Spirituality
The quality or state of being spiritual; incorporeality; heavenly-mindedness.
A pleasure made for the soul, suitable to its spirituality.
If this light be not spiritual, yet it approacheth nearest to spirituality.
Much of our spirituality and comfort in public worship depends on the state of mind in which we come.
Philosophy
(countable) A view or outlook regarding fundamental principles underlying some domain.
A philosophy of government;
A philosophy of education
Spirituality
That which belongs to the church, or to a person as an ecclesiastic, or to religion, as distinct from temporalities.
During the vacancy of a see, the archbishop is guardian of the spiritualities thereof.
Philosophy
(countable) A general principle (usually moral).
Spirituality
An ecclesiastical body; the whole body of the clergy, as distinct from, or opposed to, the temporality.
Five entire subsidies were granted to the king by the spirituality.
Philosophy
(archaic) A broader branch of (non-applied) science.
Spirituality
Property or income owned by a church
Philosophy
A calm and thoughtful demeanor; calmness of temper.
Spirituality
Concern with things of the spirit
Philosophy
Synonym of small pica.
Philosophy
To philosophize.
Philosophy
Literally, the love of, inducing the search after, wisdom; in actual usage, the knowledge of phenomena as explained by, and resolved into, causes and reasons, powers and laws.
Philosophy
A particular philosophical system or theory; the hypothesis by which particular phenomena are explained.
[Books] of Aristotle and his philosophie.
We shall in vain interpret their words by the notions of our philosophy and the doctrines in our school.
Philosophy
Practical wisdom; calmness of temper and judgment; equanimity; fortitude; stoicism; as, to meet misfortune with philosophy.
Then had he spent all his philosophy.
Philosophy
Reasoning; argumentation.
Of good and evil much they argued then, . . . Vain wisdom all, and false philosophy.
Philosophy
The course of sciences read in the schools.
Philosophy
A treatise on philosophy.
Philosophy
A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
Philosophy
The rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
Philosophy
Any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation;
Self-indulgence was his only philosophy
My father's philosophy of child-rearing was to let mother do it
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