精神性 (jīng shén xìng) — spirituality, spiritual nature; mental or psychic nature, mentality; (psychology/medicine) psychogenic nature, origin in the mind
Definition
Noun built from 精神 ("spirit/mind") + -性, meaning 'spiritual or psychogenic nature.' Most often used in academic or clinical writing to contrast a mental/spiritual origin with a purely physical one.
noun
spiritualityspiritual naturemental or psychic naturementality(psychology/medicine) psychogenic natureorigin in the mind
Examples
- 精神性，。Xiàn dài rén yuè lái yuè guān zhù jīng shén xìng, ér bù jǐn jǐn shì wù zhì shēng huó.Modern people are increasingly concerned with spirituality, not just material life.
- 精神性，。Zhè ge jí bìng de jīng shén xìng hěn míng xiǎn, huàn zhě xū yào xīn lǐ zhì liáo.The psychogenic nature of this disease is clear; the patient needs psychological therapy.
- 精神性。Bù tóng wén huà duì jīng shén xìng de lǐ jiě chā yì hěn dà.Different cultures vary greatly in their understanding of spirituality.
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