'spiritually-oriented' originates from the combination of 'spiritual' and 'oriented', where 'spiritual' comes from Latin 'spiritualis', meaning 'of or pertaining to breath or spirit', and 'oriented' from Latin 'orientare', meaning 'to arrange or align'.

'spiritualis' transformed into the Old French 'spirituel', and eventually became the modern English word 'spiritual'. 'Orientare' evolved into the English 'orient'.

Initially, 'spiritual' meant 'of the spirit or soul', and 'oriented' meant 'aligned or directed'. Together, they evolved to mean 'focused on spiritual matters'.