ritualistic

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Recent Examples of ritualistic The Marby grave brings together cremation, a stone monument, and this ritualistic deposit of bronze objects, which is synonymous with the end of this era when the treatment and use of bronze objects changed—often left in hoards on land or in water, sometimes as offerings to gods or divinities. Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026 And there’s so many beautiful references across the world in terms of how different ritualistic spaces inhabit that kind of thing. Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 May 2026 In Gabon, iboga root is used in ritualistic ceremonies in the Bwiti tradition. Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026 The existence of audience active search and ritualistic forms of consumption is also determined by contextual factors that include social stability, structural dependencies between media and other social systems, and interpersonal discourse networks. Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for ritualistic
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ritual
Adjective
  • Japanese festivals often serve as ways for deities to be brought into the streets for sacred or ritual purposes while also bringing communities together in celebration.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • From sacred chants and tribal drumming to protest songs, stadium anthems and dance floors, music has long brought people together through sound, ritual and meaning.
    Bija Bennett, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

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“Ritualistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ritualistic. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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