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Recent Examples of liturgical
Advent is the start of the Christian church's liturgical year.
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Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 29 Nov. 2024
Davis’s boss at the Beinecke introduced her to a 12th-century liturgical manuscript known as the Gottschalk Antiphonary, and Davis wrote her dissertation on it.
—Ariel Sabar, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2024
The Dahl family have come together to celebrate Christmas, with three of the family’s four grown children and their spouses gathered on the evening of the 24th, playing instruments and singing a liturgical carol, hitting every harmony just right.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
So important, and so memorable, and so repeated that there was an almost liturgical feel to it.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 9 Dec. 2024
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Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 29 Nov. 2024
Davis’s boss at the Beinecke introduced her to a 12th-century liturgical manuscript known as the Gottschalk Antiphonary, and Davis wrote her dissertation on it.
—Ariel Sabar, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2024
The Dahl family have come together to celebrate Christmas, with three of the family’s four grown children and their spouses gathered on the evening of the 24th, playing instruments and singing a liturgical carol, hitting every harmony just right.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
So important, and so memorable, and so repeated that there was an almost liturgical feel to it.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liturgical
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After the surgeon general’s warning on alcohol, people of faith should rethink sacramental wine, writes guest columnist Eli Federman.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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Something has changed, not in church law or doctrine but in moral theology and the pastoral application of sacramental discipline.—
Massimo Faggioli,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Nov. 2018
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With Lottie as their shaman, the girls and Travis (Kevin Alves) practiced tuning into their surroundings, engaging in casual sacrifices (a few drops of blood or dead birds here and there), and ultimately creating a ritual way to hunt, kill, and eat one of their own while food ran scarce.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
12 Feb. 2025
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Those who buried her covered her body in ochre obtained from a location outside of the cave as a kind of ritual offering.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
10 Feb. 2025
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In Thailand, where temples, shrines and monasteries abound, the thing that most of our characters lack is spiritual wholeness, with only Piper arriving thinking that Buddhism might hold the answers.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Feb. 2025
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The non-profit helps connect Miami’s homeless population — many of whom are immigrants — with affordable housing, employment and spiritual support.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2025
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In what President Donald Trump says is a move to protect the rule of law and free speech advocates see as an attack on it, the White House is promising tougher punishments for vandalizing public monuments, statues and religious displays.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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But the Supreme Court justices in recent years have already undone a number of limits on religion in the public square — like affirming a public school football coach’s right to pray on the field with his players, or requiring school voucher eligibility for religious schools.—
Ian Max Stevenson,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Feb. 2025
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Another jar was part of a ceremonial burial for Mr. Halsey in 2021.—
Essence,
Essence,
8 Feb. 2025
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Other artifacts on view include ceremonial cowrie shell baskets, flags from various slave rebellions, and slave badges from markets across North and South America.—
Kaila Philo,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Jan. 2025
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The southern tradition is rooted partly in a century-old revolt against the privileges granted to Brahmans, the priestly caste that sits at the top of Hinduism’s ancient social hierarchy.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
2 Jan. 2025
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Francis has long made prison ministry an important part of his priestly vocation and has made several visits to Rebibbia since becoming pope in 2013 while also including prison visits in many of his foreign trips.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Liturgical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liturgical. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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