semireligious

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Recent Examples of semireligious Even at the Tokyo Games last summer, visitors in somewhat looser pandemic protocols enjoyed the semireligious privilege of entering the city’s ubiquitous, and surprisingly tasty, convenience stores. New York Times, 16 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for semireligious
Adjective
  • While use of the Latin Mass remains a flash point, a controversy in the rapidly growing Diocese of Charlotte, N.C., has raised questions about the status of other liturgical traditions and symbols.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 June 2025
  • Some dresses recall chasubles, aka the outermost liturgical vestment worn by clery to celebrate the Eucharist.
    Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Adjective
  • The festival, which spans a couple of days, is marked by prayer, the ritual sacrifice of animals and feasts.
    Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 7 June 2025
  • As spaces for imperial leisure, ritual, and celebration, the gardens and pavilions within them were filled with ceramics, textiles, furniture, and fashion—produced by highly-skilled artists and artisans from across the empire.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • The complaint says he’s previously fought for the legal right to use sacramental plant medicines religiously.
    Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025
  • Anand is a neurologist and the author of The Mind Electric, out in June 2025 Within the walls of a hospital, privacy is sacred—the intimate details of someone’s body and illness are meant to be as carefully guarded, as quietly delivered, as a sacramental confession.
    Pria Anand, TIME, 18 Feb. 2025

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“Semireligious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semireligious. Accessed 21 Jun. 2025.

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