spiritual leader
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈspɪrɪtʃuəl ˈliːdər/
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líder espiritual
- My consultant, Lorin Smith, is a tribal healer and spiritual leader who is called a yomta in Kashaya.
- the Dalai Lama
- spiritual leader and healer
- tribal spiritual leader
Joining us today, Marianne Williamson, spiritual leader, author and political activist.
- Joining us today, Marianne Williamson, spiritual leader, author and political activist.
- And this guy, Al Baghdadi, asked him to be their spiritual leader.
- So she is with us tonight here to give the Rathburn Lecture as one of the great spiritual leaders of our time.
- He is a community leader and a spiritual leader, and indeed these two things are not really distinguished.
- You can be great with the kids, you can be a spiritual leader in your home, and if she does not feel seen by you, none of that matters.
- But before that, let's find out what clarification of desire actually means from an extremely successful CEO, businessman, and spiritual leader.
- And who better to lead us in this endeavor than a spiritual leader such as the Aga Khan?
- Oh God, sometimes spirituality and spiritual leaders just just bombard people with this.
Examples
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You can be great with the kids, you can be a spiritual leader in your home, and if she does not feel seen by you, none of that matters.
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The community gathered to hear the teachings of their spiritual leader during the weekly service.
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I will take responsibility as the spiritual leader of my home.
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I thought they were supposed to be spiritual leaders.
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It's been said before that Jon is a spiritual leader.
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Look, as a spiritual leader in the community... ...I should be kept in the loop of this investigation.
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So she is with us tonight here to give the Rathburn Lecture as one of the great spiritual leaders of our time.
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Government and spiritual leaders in Thailand struggle to balance economic development with compassionate policies.
Academic text (2005) -
The Bah is the pious and spiritual leader who is closer to God than ordinary people.
Academic text (1993) -
One spiritual leader within the community of Benedictine convents was Hildegard of Bingen.
Synonyms
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7.3
A religious leader who cares for and guides a group of church members
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3.4
A person who guides a group's religious beliefs and practices
How Spiritual
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who leads or guides others in religious or spiritual matters' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'spiritual' (relating to religious or soul matters) with 'leader' (a person who leads). This is a straightforward adjective + noun composition that is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Spiritual leader comes from the image of a person walking in front of others on a path toward peace or inner calm; spiritual means the 'inner life' and leader is someone who 'shows the way'. So a spiritual leader is a person people follow for advice about their beliefs and feelings.