spiritual

Tibet enjoys enormous global goodwill owing to its spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, winner of the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

The prayer service being held at the Tsadqane Debre Mitmaq St Mary Monastery included a holy water cleansing ritual that is popular among Orthodox Christians seeking spiritual healing for chronic illnesses.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

But Ubolwan Kongsawang, a regional volunteer with Thialand's Stop Drinking Network, said the Buddhist Lent campaign provides a "spiritual anchor" that boosts motivation.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

Creativity helps form and inspire social movements, and Smith believed that art serves as spiritual and psychological nourishment for activists.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026

She must not have been entirely successful because the Plain Dealer later stated that “the strength of the spiritual battery” had increased once Maggie and Kate arrived.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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

And while Anglo-American lullabies are typically written in major keys, Gershwin chose a minor one—evoking the depth and dignity of such African-American spirituals as “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

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

“Watch Night,” a multidisciplinary piece composed by Tamar-kali, co-conceived, directed and choreographed by Bill T. Jones, runs from Nov. 3-18 and melds spirituals, opera and poetry.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 14, 2023

Their repertoire included arrangements of spirituals, interest in which subsequently spread rapidly.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall