ritual significance

collocation in English

meaningsofritualandsignificance

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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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significance
noun[U]
uk
/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kəns/us
/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kəns/
importance:
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(Definition ofritualandsignificancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The deposition of household trash within the pit is likely to be interpreted as lacking inritualsignificance.
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Preferences for certain forest species may be related to widely varying considerations, ranging from the chemical composition of the wood to the political andritualsignificanceof the trees.
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He probably ate slightly charred bread, although the burning may have hadritualsignificancerather than being an accident.
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Interpretations range from cutting and chopping tools, to digging implements, flake cores, the use in traps and a purelyritualsignificance, maybe in courting behavior.
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Kwti is eaten as a delicacy and for its health benefits andritualsignificance.
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The argument includes the idea that the locations of the churches form a pentagram withritualsignificance.
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The site of collection was of obviousritualsignificance.
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This aroused antipathy among a substantial section of the believers who saw the changed rites as heresy, although they had only a minorritualsignificance.
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The interior of the yurt hasritualsignificance; the right side generally is reserved for men and the left for women.
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Paper hadritualsignificanceand religious connections.
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Hazolahy's music combines vocals, acoustic guitars and percussion, including large traditional drum ofritualsignificancewhich is itself called "hazolahy".
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From the earliest finds, opium has appeared to haveritualsignificance, and anthropologists have speculated ancient priests may have used the drug as a proof of healing power.
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