ritual

Example Sentences

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Respite and relief came from prayer, ritual and the traditional Sabbath meals and menus that Ms. Ziegelman conjures with care.

From The Wall Street Journal

Between the 1930s and the 1970s, German ethnologist Hans Himmelheber journeyed across Ivory Coast amassing a collection of ritual objects.

From Barron's

There are, inevitably, cries of betrayal from Robert Jenrick's former colleagues, who are now indulging in the ritual sledging of his character.

From BBC

I engaged in the ancient ritual of turning the phone off and on again.

From The Wall Street Journal

Its roots lie in the medieval stonemasons' guilds, and members still meet in "lodges" to carry out secretive initiation rituals and ceremonies.

From BBC