3. One who believes in direct intercourse with departed spirits,
through the agency of persons commonly called mediums, by means of
physical phenomena; one who attempts to maintain such intercourse; a
spiritist.
Spir"it*u*al*ist, a. Spiritualistic. Taylor.
Spir`it*u*al*is"tic (?), a. Relating to, or connected with,
spiritualism.
Spir`it*u*al"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Spiritualities (#). [L. spiritualitas:
cf. F. spiritualité.] 1. The quality or state of being spiritual;
incorporeality; heavenly- mindedness.
A pleasure made for the soul, suitable to its spirituality.
South.
If this light be not spiritual, yet it approacheth nearest to
spirituality.
Sir W. Raleigh.
Much of our spirituality and comfort in public worship depends on
the state of mind in which we come.
Bickersteth.
2. (Eccl.) 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.
Blackstone.
3. An ecclesiastical body; the whole body of the clergy, as distinct
from, or opposed to, the temporality. [Obs.]
Five entire subsidies were granted to the king by the spirituality.
Fuller.
Spir`it*u*al*i*za"tion (?), n. The act of spiritualizing, or the state
of being spiritualized.
Spir"it*u*al*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spiritualized (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Spiritualizing (?).] [Cf. F. spiritualiser.] 1. To refine
intellectiually or morally; to purify from the corrupting influence of
the world; to give a spiritual character or tendency to; as, to
spiritualize soul.
This seen in the clear air, and the whole spiritualized by endless
recollections, fills the eye and the heart more forcibly than I can
find words to say.
Carlyle.
2. To give a spiritual meaning to; to take in a spiritual sense; --
opposed to literalize.
3. (Old Chem.) To extract spirit from; also, to convert into, or
impregnate with, spirit.
Spir"it*u*al*i`zer (?), n. One who spiritualizes.
Spir"it*u*al*ly, adv. In a spiritual manner; with purity of spirit;
like a spirit.
Spir"it*u*al-mind`ed (?), a. Having the mind set on spiritual things,
or filled with holy desires and affections. --
Spir"it*u*al-mind`ed*ness, n.
Spir"it*u*al*ness, n. The quality or state of being spiritual or
spiritual-minded; spirituality.
Spir"it*u*al*ty (?), n. [See Spirituality.] (Eccl.) An ecclesiastical
body; a spirituality. Shak.
||Spi`ri`tu`elle" (?), a. [F.] Of the nature, or having the appearance,
||of a spirit; pure; refined; ethereal.
Spir`it*u*os"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being spirituous;
spirituousness. [R.]
Spir"it*u*ous (?), a. [Cf. (for sense 2) F. spiritueux. Cf. Spiritous.]
1. Having the quality of spirit; tenuous in substance, and having
active powers or properties; ethereal; immaterial; spiritual; pure.
2. Containing, or of the nature of, alcoholic (esp. distilled) spirit;
consisting of refined spirit; alcoholic; ardent; as, spirituous
liquors.