religious purpose

collocation in English

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religious
adjective
us
//uk
/rɪˈlɪdʒ.əs/
relating ...
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purpose
noun
uk
/ˈpɜː.pəs/us
/ˈpɝː.pəs/
why you do something or why ...
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(Definition ofreligiousandpurposefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofreligious purpose

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Needless to say, they would proclaim even more resolutely the inconceivability of a world possessing features positively frustrating anything that could serve areligiouspurpose.
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It is the work of the individual and not thereligiouspurposeof his association that has to be considered.
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It has long ceased to serve any spiritual orreligiouspurpose.
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Let us, out of our own money, which is not dedicated to anyreligiouspurpose, give liberally.
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Apart from these chapels a prison chapel may have wider uses, provided that due regard and respect arc had for its primaryreligiouspurpose.
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That is right where violence, or another offence, has been committed for areligiouspurpose.
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That may be, but the great body of the people were never taxed for any otherreligiouspurpose.
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What is the difference, in the atmosphere of the school, betweenreligiouspurposeand ethical purpose?
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That might be a very good purpose, but it is not areligiouspurpose.
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You do not use those resources for any specificreligiouspurpose, but you hand them over to the county council to make what schemes they like.
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They were coming to this country for areligiouspurpose—to attend a ceremony involving the sister of a member of their family—and to see their family.
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As has been made abundantly clear, we support clause 39, which makes it an aggravated offence if an offence has been committed for areligiouspurpose.
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That is why my amendment is carefully drafted to say that there should be no obligation to remove head covering if it is worn for areligiouspurpose.
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The game had areligiouspurpose, as well as recreational and political.
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Religious images cover a wider range of all types of images made with areligiouspurpose, subject, or connection.
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The bathing-water he used became an object for "achamaniyam", sipping drops of water forreligiouspurpose.
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Such sculptures may have served areligiouspurposerather than being purely decorative.
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In this context we are talking about an association with areligiouspurpose.
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A 92-foot (28 m) glass-centered spire denotes thereligiouspurposeof the building.
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