spiritual
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“It’s a story about a spiritual pilgrimage and about a man who respected this place,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
He started going to Mackenzie's church when he was eight years old and described him as his "spiritual father", adding that he would "never say a bad word about him".
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
If you’re a 30 Rock fan looking for a similar show to enjoy, check out this ranked list of 14 spiritual successors that my colleagues and I put together.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
Father Louis Cameli, a priest at Holy Name Cathedral, said the news was "not just a medical event" but a "spiritual summons" to trust God.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
“I know about the spiritual world and you know about the natural world. It’s the perfect partnership. That’s probably why fate brought us together as friends.”
From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Renowned internationally, she had a busy concert schedule focused on art songs, choral music, opera arias and Negro spirituals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Orchestra for a prom that includes music by the Charleston-born composer Edmund Thornton Jenkins, one of the first people to introduce elements of jazz and spirituals into the classical repertoire.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
His mother was an avid singer of spirituals and a next-door neighbor, Lucy Jackson, helped Jones learn to tap out boogie-woogie on the keyboard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2024
Her work “Bright Sadness” sets Orthodox liturgy to music based on African American spirituals.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2024
In his church recitals he broke with tradition and featured classical songs by European composers along with traditional African American spirituals.
From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman
Vocabulary lists containing spiritual
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech
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