Collocations withritual
These are words often used in combination withritual.
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ancient ritual
It also provides important clues about how the ancient ritual might have been carried out.
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annual ritual
One annual ritual of particular political importance, which could involve partisan tasks, is the drafting of the minister's speech to his annual party conference.
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burial ritual
These graves are an indication that the burial ritual lost its egalitarian outlook, stressing the significance of particular persons.
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courtship ritual
The illustration depicts a courtship ritual wherein young women have gathered in a raised bamboo building constructed especially for this occasion.
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daily ritual
Likewise, the installation and care of any deity's form (frequently appearing as a statue) can involve daily ritual anointing.
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elaborate ritual
In such cases, however, the acquisition, loss, or retrieval of these objects - in, for example, life-cycle events and illness cures - is the site of elaborate ritual.
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fertility ritual
The objective is not only to see the different costumes and styles of the groups but to share experiences about the fertility ritual.
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funeral ritual
If, however, ideas about disposal have changed, these respondents' views on funeral ritual remained in close accord with those of an earlier period.
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funerary ritual
This was initially interpreted as remains of a funerary ritual.
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healing ritual
When all options seem to have been exhausted and the calf has reached a critical state, the shepherds enlist the help of a local musician to enact a healing ritual.
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initiation ritual
Each degree had its own initiation ritual, with accompanying regalia to signify the rank attained by each member.
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magical ritual
In her hate she seeks to use a complex magical ritual to bring her former lover back to her.
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mating ritual
The bee relies for its mating ritual on a specific orchid.
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mortuary ritual
The implications of these patterns for heightening our understanding of mortuary ritual are explored in depth.
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pagan ritual
Later, the television switches on by itself without power, showing a strange pagan ritual congregation with weird singing.
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religious ritual
Such activities may have expressed a continuing tradition of seasonal religious ritual at the wells originating in the twelfth century or before.
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sacred ritual
It is used in sacred ritual functions confined to men only.
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traditional ritual
Discrediting traditional ritual practice is a common feature of new religious movements.
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