as in clergies
the group ordained to perform clerical functions in the Christian church
a long history of conflict between that nation's spiritualty and its temporal leaders
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churches
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In one of the largest mass abductions targeting religious worship centers in the West African nation in recent months, the attackers on Sunday raided three different churches in Kaduna state's Kajuru council area, seizing 177 people before 11 managed to escape.—
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The sun won’t rise before seven thirty, Camilla thought, as her gaze drifted bitterly over the nearby rooftops and domed churches in the distance.—
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22 Jan. 2026
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“Spiritualties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiritualties. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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