ritual context
collocation in Englishmeaningsofritualandcontext
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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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context
noun[C]
uk/ˈkɒn.tekst/us/ˈkɑːn.tekst/
the situation within which something exists or happens, and that can help ...
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(Definition ofritualandcontextfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It may have been inappropriate for ritual implements or the ritual process to be displayed outside theritualcontext.
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Figure 6 shows that in all three areas the coin finds of rural settlements and coins from a knownritualcontextmake up more than 60% of the total.
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The act of per forating or lacerating with a reasonably fresh stingray spine in aritualcontextwould thus result in the poisoning of the individual.
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When mixed with palm oil, it creates a pomade that is applied to the face, hair and body in aritualcontext.
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At times, jewellery and other high prestige items that were not related to warfare were also deposited in aritualcontext.
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Whole vessels interred in ritual contexts, as well as sherds from middens, sherd-lined pits, and house floors, are suggestive of larger changes within society.
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It is possible that these pieces were used in ritual contexts outside the funerary context, then later placed in the tomb as an offering.
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At the same time, incense and maize seem to have been physically and symbolically merged in cer tain ritual contexts.
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The previous studies of feasting have primarily taken place in rural household groups or small-scale ritual contexts.
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Other whorl assemblages come from burial and ritual contexts, indicating that spindle whorls were charged with symbolic as well as functional significance.
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At the same time, incense and maize seem to have been physically and symbolically merged in certain ritual contexts.
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In aritualcontext, prayer ("prex") was not a form of personal spontaneous expression, but a demonstration that the speaker knew the correct thing to say.
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Furthermore, within both elite contexts, production tools and debris were placed in ritual contexts.
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Still, the presence of porcupinefish remains in ritual contexts yields the possibility that tetrodotoxin may have been employed during cer tain ceremonies.
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The data indicate these individuals used poisonous fish in ritual contexts, although the nature of the ritual and the manner in which these animals were employed is unknown.
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