as in semireligious
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Adjective
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The longtime ritual calls for members of the royal family to smear blood on their faces from their first kill during fox or stag hunting.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
21 Mar. 2025 -
Isn't the point of ritual sacrifice for it to be performed in front of adherents to the religion as a twisted bonding experience and proof of faith in the higher power?—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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On Wednesday, Catholics started observing the liturgical season of Lent.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
8 Mar. 2025
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As the liturgical season of Advent comes to a close, here are three different ways people around the world celebrate the season – with food.—
Christine Rousselle,
Fox News,
24 Dec. 2024
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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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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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“Semisacred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semisacred. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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