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  • noun Plural form of spiritual.

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Examples

  • On the other hand, Paul was rich in spirituals, excelling most in gifts and graces, and yet poor in spirit, the least of the apostles, less than the least of all saints, and nothing in his own account.

    Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John) 1721

  • Laodicea was poor in spirituals, wretchedly and miserably poor, and yet rich in spirit, so well increased with goods, as to have need of nothing, Rev. iii.

    Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John) 1721

  • The spirituals were a religious manifestation of the Afro-American heritage.

    The Black Experience in America Norman Coombs

  • It's a God-given gift to bring us into this world of spirituals, which is a legacy for all Americans.

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2011

  • Many of the slave songs, now known as spirituals, offered instruction on using the Underground Railroad to escape to freedom.

    The Barnstable Patriot 2010

  • After opening prayers and a special offering to benefit rescue and relief efforts in Haiti, distinguished guest the Rev. James Thomas offered an insightful look into the history of slave songs, also known as spirituals, accompanied by the Spiritual Choir.

    The Barnstable Patriot 2010

  • Interestingly, it also found that 'spirituals' as the survey describes them reported lower satisfaction with their lives than those with other belief labels.

    Archive 2009-08-01 TK 2009

  • Interestingly, it also found that 'spirituals' as the survey describes them reported lower satisfaction with their lives than those with other belief labels.

    Spirituality - The Emperor's New Clothes TK 2009

  • Colonel T.W. Higginson, the commander of a "black regiment" in South Carolina, during the Civil War, an eyewitness of many of the slave religious meetings, gives the circumstances under which a number of the "spirituals" arose.

    The Religion of the American Negro Slave: His Attitude Toward Life and Death G. R. Wilson 1923

  • Finally, I have attempted to show that the naive imagery and emphasis in the "spirituals" are selected elements that helped the slave adjust himself to his particular world.

    The Religion of the American Negro Slave: His Attitude Toward Life and Death G. R. Wilson 1923

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