ritualistic

• “The thoughtful, never too literal visual narrative employed Viola's characteristic imagery of water, fire, sea, night-time forests, distant horizons which come slowly nearer, and humans in ritualistic or biblically inspired poses: prelapsarian, baptismal, transcendent.”

  The Guardian: Tristan und Isolde; LSO/Gergiev

• “He murdered people in ritualistic fashion and cooked and ate their flesh.”

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• “The end of various past administrations has been experienced with strong devaluation of the Mexican peso, shocking political decisions made at the last minute (for example, when former President José López Portillo decided to nationalize the banking industry), assassinations during the campaign (Luis Colosio), promises never carried out, like the 7% growth promised by President Fox, and many other events which have created what I call a ritualistic panic.”

  Elections And Business In Mexico

• “Few people would suggest that no abuse took place at Wenatchee, but the idea of ritualistic orgies involving dozens of people has now been discredited.”

  Child Sex Investigations Haunt Washington Town

• “While I won't go so far as to say it's all a conspiracy to keep those less socialised than us out, the language of academia is part of a system which Bourdieu describes as ritualistic as religion.”

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• “Contrary to some reports, three mobile phone sim cards found in the flat were not arranged in a "ritualistic" manner, a Metropolitan police spokesman told the Guardian.”

  The Guardian: Bondage claims over dead MI6 officer untrue, say police

• “Further questions have been raised over the death of an MI6 officer after police confirmed that reports of bondage equipment found at his flat and a "ritualistic" arrangement of his possessions were untrue.”

  The Guardian: Bondage claims over dead MI6 officer untrue, say police

• “In fact, Bonhoeffer used the phrase to suggest the kind of ritualistic and over-intellectualized faith that had failed to prevent the rise of Hitler.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Belief In Action

• “Grand Central Arena of the title which the crew of the Holy Grail discovers instead of the stars is a very, very old place, wondrous and awesome but dangerous and "ritualistic" too, with many alien races at various privilege and development states mingling under some rules strictly enforced by ultra-powerful beings.”

  "Grand Central Arena" by Ryk Spoor (Reviewed by Liviu Suciu)

• “You have noted that as a little boy you demonstrated "ritualistic" behaviors, ones that are very much like the kind that keep our kids out of sync with the real world.”

  Barbara Fischkin: Why an Older Autism Mom Wishes Life Was as Simple as Mike Savage

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