traditional ritual

collocation in English

meaningsoftraditionalandritual

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traditional
adjective
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/trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/us
/trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/
following or belonging to the customs or ways of behaving that have continued in a group of people or society for a long time ...
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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 oftraditionalandritualfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Discreditingtraditionalritualpractice is a common feature of new religious movements.
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That is part of thetraditionalritualin the same way as with some of our rituals in this country which are so attractive to visitors.
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It also introduces the beauty of these ethnic women fashion ascetics via the use of jewels, betel and areca nuts, pertraditionalritual.
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The 1870s and 1880s witnessed further departures fromtraditionalritual.
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Her performances blendtraditionalritualwith storytelling, song, poetry, and dance.
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Her mother-in-law receives her with all thetraditionalritualand fanfare.
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He encouraged officers to permit warriors to perform traditional rituals such as the war dance.
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The specially made techno-shamanic interfaces are used to evoke the mythic powers of traditional rituals and their close connection to environmental forms.
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Thetraditionalritual-filled marriage takes place, the young couple are then left alone for a few days, and this is where the two develop their love and friendship.
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In fact women commanded special respect in all traditional rituals.
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He claimed this would occur because some of the traditional rituals of consecration had not been carried out when it was being refurbished.
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Some locals affiliate with no religion, but still choose to practice traditional rituals like ancestor worship.
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Several alumni show up to perform traditional rituals.
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The event was intended as a celebration of traditional rituals as a local manifestation of an international spirit.
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In addition, there some people who decline religious labels but still practice traditional rituals like ancestor worship.
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The masks, made from wood and leaves, are used in traditional rituals.
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The city has been a stage for many cultural inventions and many traditional rituals.
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He took the opportunity to more strictly regulate the priestly colleges and to ensure that traditional rituals were properly observed.
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This group has lost its traditional rituals, and the language died out in the 1950s.
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