pagan ritual

collocation in English

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pagan
adjective
uk
/ˈpeɪ.ɡən/us
/ˈpeɪ.ɡən/
belonging or relating to a religion that worships many gods, especially one that existed before the main ...
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ritual
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈrɪtʃ.u.əl/us
/ˈrɪtʃ.u.əl/
a way of doing something in which the same actions are done in the same way ...
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(Definition ofpaganandritualfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Later, the television switches on by itself without power, showing a strangepaganritualcongregation with weird singing.
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The oldpaganritualcenters here were abandoned and have become archeological zones.
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Kstutis confirmed the agreement by performing apaganritualto convince the other side.
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In recent years, research has shed new light on pagan rituals, among other things, by determining the location of pagan shrines.
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This book includes some pagan rituals for use in historical allegories.
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In their evangelistic campaigns, pastors have invited believers to stay away from pagan idols and refrain from participation in pagan rituals.
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From this she deduces that the readers were not expected to have direct knowledge of pagan rituals.
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The geographical landscape is an integral feature in the composition of rave, much like it is in pagan rituals.
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Old pagan rituals are no longer in practice.
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This custom is very old, going back to pagan rituals.
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He complained about those who went to church, but did not enter, and instead spent their time lighting bonfires, drinking, dancing, singing and following pagan rituals.
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Constantine had continued to engage in pagan rituals.
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