spiritual

And as one saying had it: “Rational Germans rely on planning, spiritual Russians on avos’.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

And throughout her reign, Madonna has lived her inconsistencies, vacillating between opinions and social, spiritual and artistic beliefs of all kinds.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026

The holy scripture contains the hymns and teachings of the Sikh Gurus, along with compositions by saint-poets from different spiritual traditions.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

The 90-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has been based in India since fleeing the Tibetan capital Lhasa after Chinese troops crushed an uprising in 1959.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

Sierra was Lucera, a fierce spiritual warrior like her abuela.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

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

Tines started out Robeson-esque performing “Some Enchanted Evening,” speaking Othello’s final monologue and singing African American spirituals, becoming angrier and yet also more ecstatic as he progressed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2024

Celebrate Juneteenth with this concert that traces the evolution of African American music from traditional spirituals to more contemporary genres like gospel, jazz, R&B and hip-hop.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2023

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