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Spiritual

nouncommon in dialogue

A member of a branch of the Franciscan order that advocated simple dress and renounced the owning of property.

noun

  1. 1

    historicalA member of a branch of the Franciscan order that advocated simple dress and renounced the owning of property.

    But in the years that followed, the cause of the Spirituals became championed by far more substantial figures within the church.

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plural
Spirituals
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