Meaning of the word spirituals in English

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spirituals

US /ˈspɪr.ɪ.tʃu.əlz/
UK /ˈspɪr.ɪ.tʃu.əlz/

Plural Noun

a type of religious folk song, especially one associated with enslaved African people in the American South, typically expressing hope for freedom or a better life

Example:
The choir sang several moving spirituals.
Many spirituals contain coded messages about escape.