ritualize

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Leeah Joo’s luxuriantly painted Western-style oils depict bundles wrapped in traditional Korean fabrics, and Kyoung eun Kang’s performance videos ritualize being a transplant to New York City.

From Washington Post • Jun. 30, 2021

Not a church-goer, O’Daniel saw the temple as an opportunity to ritualize loss and grief.

From Salon • May 17, 2019

The bris makes it possible “to ritualize that you’re part of something larger, you’re part of a people — past, present and future.”

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2017

Both works ritualize "Macbeth" into a stylized allegory without sacrificing any of the visceral horror.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2015

Can civilization go farther than to ritualize death as we have done?

From Rosinante to the Road Again by Dos Passos, John