What is Spirituality?
How Do We Begin To Define The Undefinable?
Spirituality is a deeply personal journey in seeking a connection with something greater than ourselves.
When Did Spirituality Start?
There is evidence, that human beings began to engage in spirituality around 150,000 years ago.
When Did Religion Start?
The exact time we became religious remains unknown, the first recognised and documented religions date back around 10,000 years.
Dictionary Definition of Spirituality
Words translatable as “spirituality” began to surface in the 5th century and gradually entered everyday language by the end of the Middle Ages.
In a Biblical context, the term denotes being animated by the divine essence of God.
The earliest known use of the noun spirituality is in the Middle English period (1150–1500) and it first appears in the Oxford English Dictionary in 1417
If we take a look at the current online dictionary, which defines spirituality as:
“the quality of being concerned with the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things”.
