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Question
Refer to a dictionary to find out the meanings of the following words.
Spirit - a person’s mind or feelings or soul.
- Spiritual
- Spirituality
- Spiritualism
- Spiritualist
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Solution
Spiritual: relating to or affecting the human spirit or soul, as opposed to material or physical things
Spirituality: the quality of being concerned with the human spirit, or soul, as opposed to material or physical things.
Spiritualism: a system of belief or religious practice based on supposed communication with the spirits of the dead, especially through mediums
Spiritualist: an advocate of the doctrine that the spirit exists as distinct from matter, or that spirit is the only reality
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