spiritual bypass

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Coined by American psychotherapist John Welwood in the mid 1980s.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: spĭr′ĭ-cho͞o-əl bī′păs′
  • Hyphenation: spir‧i‧tu‧al by‧pass

Noun

spiritual bypass (uncountable)

  2. Spirituality as avoidance of unresolved psychological issues.
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