as in ritual
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Catholicism offers ritual without the tedium of rationality; anarchism offers revolutionary action against inequality without the taint of materialism, the prospect of personal gain.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025 -
An extremely potent hallucinogen, ayahuasca was originally consumed by Indigenous South Americans for ritual purposes.—
Dan Brooks,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2025
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Like mine, Morgan’s earliest fragrance memory also includes watching her family matriarch — her grandmother — dabbing perfume with almost ritualistic precision, which has continued to inspire her work.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
10 Feb. 2025
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Alternatively, the site might have had ceremonial or ritualistic significance.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Feb. 2025
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Throughout their history, Baha’is have faced systematic repression, especially in Iran, where they are routinely arrested, detained and imprisoned.—
Peter Kiefer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
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This systematic approach comes from my own education, the university studies in economics, and the entrepreneurial tradition of my family.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
21 Feb. 2025
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What’s the holdup: The Hall seems to have a methodical approach to hip-hop, which typically results in one act from the genre getting in each year.—
Joe Kwaczala,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2025
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But over the course of the season, the Chiefs were a methodical team and the Eagles don’t mind playing that way.—
Hank Gola,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Formalistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formalistic. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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