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spiritual
noun
a
religious
song
,
especially
one
created
and
sung
by
African
Americans
,
that
expresses
deep
faith
and
emotion
•
The
choir
sang
a
moving
spiritual
during
the
service
.
The
choir
sang
a
moving
spiritual
during
the
service
.
•
Music
historians
study
spirituals
to
understand
the
struggles
and
hopes
of
enslaved
people
.
Music
historians
study
spirituals
to
understand
the
struggles
and
hopes
of
enslaved
people
.
Popularized
in
the
19th
century
as
a
shortening
of
‘
spiritual
song
’,
referring
to
Christian
songs
of
devotion
and
later
specifically
to
the
religious
folk
songs
of
enslaved
African
Americans
.
ritual
noun
a
fixed
set
of
words
and
actions
performed
in
a
specific
order
,
especially
as
part
of
a
religious
or
formal
ceremony
•
During
the
temple
’
s
dawn
ritual
,
monks
chanted
softly
while
lighting
incense
.
During
the
temple
’
s
dawn
ritual
,
monks
chanted
softly
while
lighting
incense
.
•
The
initiation
ritual
welcomed
new
members
into
the
tribe
with
dance
and
song
.
The
initiation
ritual
welcomed
new
members
into
the
tribe
with
dance
and
song
.
Late
Middle
English
from
Latin
ritualis
‘
relating
to
rites
’,
from
ritus
‘(
religious
)
usage
’.
noun
something
that
a
person
or
group
does
regularly
in
the
same
way
,
often
because
it
is
comforting
or
meaningful
•
Making
a
cup
of
tea
before
work
was
her
morning
ritual
.
Making
a
cup
of
tea
before
work
was
her
morning
ritual
.
•
The
team
’
s
pre-game
ritual
included
a
cheerful
group
chant
in
the
locker
room
.
The
team
’
s
pre-game
ritual
included
a
cheerful
group
chant
in
the
locker
room
.
