ancient custom

collocation in English

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ancient
adjective
uk
/ˈeɪn.ʃənt/us
/ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
of or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very ...
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custom
noun
uk
/ˈkʌs.təm/us
/ˈkʌs.təm/
a way of behaving or a belief that has been established for a ...
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(Definition ofancientandcustomfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It emerges from the impact of novel circumstances uponancientcustom; it is transformed into a different group of usages by cultural change.
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Thus causes concerning rights to tithes or some other such dispute whereancientcustomis at issue will draw upon the testimony of numbers of old men.
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Why should we be hidebound by anancientcustomof this sort?
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That seems to be a truism; it seems to be in accordance withancientcustom.
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Byancientcustom, non-manual workers are entitled to wages during holidays.
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It must be that this is someancientcustomwith regard to the acquiring of land.
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Recent popes have revived thisancientcustom.
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The last one is celebrated according to theancientcustom.
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Therefore, to deny farm loss payment to the annual tenant is to go against a lot ofancientcustom.
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We have no wish for theancientcustomof porridge or oatmeal to be crushed any more severely than it is now.
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There is a strong case for getting rid of thisancientcustomof the payment of prize money and prize salvage.
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The mostancientcustomis that of staying awake one special night every sixty days.
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Thisancientcustominvolves dancing into fire or over live embers.
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It was anancientcustomfor emblems of victory to be placed in temples.
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Dowry is anancientcustom, and its existence may well predate records of it.
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It wasancientcustomthat were getting farmhouse cottage in cakes, oil and melons.
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Festus gives it as a mostancientcustomfor marriage ceremonies.
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As per theancientcustom, his body was buried hidden because of his mana.
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This belief may relate to theancientcustomof trapping moose in steep-sided pits.
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Theancientcustomof ringing the curfew bell from the church at 8pm daily still continues.
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It is also presented to an abbot at his blessing, anancientcustomsymbolizing his shepherding of the monastic community.
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The psychosomatic method of healing disorders used primarily by psychiatrists today is based loosely on thisancientcustom.
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It was anancientcustomnot only in the king's court, but also in the houses of noblemen.
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In previous debates it has been argued that the surrender of thisancientcustomof ours would leave our country disarmed and impotent in the case of a naval war.
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The name was used into the 20th century as a term for a ramshackle marketplace, protected byancientcustomand the independence of their patrons.
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