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- noun Plural form of
Spiritual .
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From this it is clear that the name Spirituals is taken in its general sense, when applied by the people to the above-mentioned groups of
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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Clarke’s Saltwater Spirituals is available in a digitized version here.
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The general, Raimondo Gaufredi (Geoffrey) of Provence (1289-95), favoured the Spirituals and denounced the lax interpretations of the Community, i.e. the majority of the order who opposed the minority, termed Spirituals or Zelanti.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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Rebellion spread even among the monks of the Church, and a vast number of some nonconformist Franciscan monks, termed Spirituals, were burned for their refusal to obey the pope on matters of discipline.
The Freethinker's Text Book, Part II. Christianity: Its Evidences, Its Origin, Its Morality, Its History Annie Wood Besant 1890
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It is just called Spirituals, and you can get it on iTunes.
Cinematical Kevin Kelly 2010
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The "Spirituals" they created were often times related to the Bible Stories of Moses and the Red Sea, Samson and Delihla, and David and Goliath.
The Birth And Baby Of America's Blues Joseph Thomashefski 1998
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I don 'like shouting' Spirituals 'show-off and carrying on -- never did encourage it!
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Ohio Narratives Work Projects Administration
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The "Spirituals" were familiar to Southern women, but women from the West and North, who had heard of such things but had never seen them, were instructed and entertained, the famous "Swing low, Sweet Chariot" giving special pleasure.
History of the North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs 1901-1925 Sallie Southall Cotten 1925
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Where so much was beautiful and wonderful it is hard to select any one thing for special mention, but possibly the most unique feature of the public meetings was the singing of "Spirituals" by the colored children of the colored public schools of Asheville.
History of the North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs 1901-1925 Sallie Southall Cotten 1925
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Those "Spirituals" were well rendered and showed good training and such a scene could only be produced in the South.
History of the North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs 1901-1925 Sallie Southall Cotten 1925
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