religious ritual
collocation in Englishmeaningsofreligiousandritual
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religious
adjective
us//uk/rɪˈlɪdʒ.əs/
relating ...
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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 ofreligiousandritualfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Such activities may have expressed a continuing tradition of seasonalreligiousritualat the wells originating in the twelfth century or before.
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However, as noted earlier, the power derived fromreligiousritualperformance and from the identity of a ritual specialist is not absolute.
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We have been assuming that only part (2) is areligiousritual.
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They were conscious of its sanctity and almost ref lexively made their appeals throughreligiousritual.
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For example, an animal can mysteriously change its species during areligiousritual, although this is not believed to be possible outside the religious domain.
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Religiousritualhas always known this power, but here is no simplistic re-opening of the traditional tool-kit.
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Similarly, it is not yet clear what distinctive rolereligiousritualis to play in the expression of one's emotions, attitudes, and commitments.
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These cultural propositions are collective representations, encoded in such public symbols as literary texts, graphic art, dance, drama, andreligiousritual.
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In particular, the overall legitimacy of the political system based on royalreligiousritualand belief disappeared with the abolition of kingship in 1671.
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Religiousritualrepresents a uniquely human adaptation for conspecific communication intimately interconnected with the evolution of symbolic systems.
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Ismail analyzes the sermons, tracts, and newspaper articles of conservative ulama, which highlight their focus on cultural confrontation,religiousritual, and public morality rather than politics or economics.
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That was violence over the simple matter of following areligiousritualin the prison system.
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Bathing may also be practised forreligiousritualor therapeutic purposes or as a recreational activity.
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Women who lived in the palaces performed using the same musical ideas and idioms that were used inreligiousritual.
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