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Example sentences for "ceremonials"

Lexicographically close words:
cerecloth; cerements; ceremonial; ceremonialism; ceremonially; ceremonias; ceremonie; ceremonies; ceremonious; ceremoniously
  1. It is visited to-day by thousands of Roman Catholics from various parts of the country at periods when church ceremonials are in progress, because they are more elaborately carried out here than in any other city of the republic.

  2. Now the reader must not suppose he is having in the foregoing descriptions examples of the style of ceremonials most in fashion at the Greek court.

  3. Those ceremonials over, Raoul linked his arm in Alain's and said: "I am not going to release you so soon after we have caught you.

  4. Specific qualifications for citizenship and impressive ceremonials for naturalization.

  5. Higher qualifications for citizenship and more sympathetic and impressive ceremonials for naturalization.

  6. The court (he observes) was held at the time in the ancient Moorish palace of the city of Cordova, and the ceremonials were arranged by that venerable prelate Don Pedro Gonzales de Mendoza, bishop of Toledo and grand cardinal of Spain.

  7. The king, therefore, was informed by those who arranged the ceremonials that when the Moorish monarch appeared in his presence he was expected to extend his royal hand to receive the kiss of homage.

  8. Their contests were more like the stately ceremonials of tilts and tournaments than the rude conflicts of the field.

  9. Nor do the contracting parties take any part in any religious ceremonials or in any marriage ceremonials of any kind.

  10. The programme of marriage ceremonials among the northern Ifugao is somewhat different.

  11. The ceremonies consist of a honga, or general welfare feast, not greatly different in spirit from the ceremonials by which the couple were married.

  12. One of the three greater ceremonials of rice culture.

  13. No ceremonials are involved in the transfer of personal property; nor are witnesses necessary, as a general thing.

  14. The Vedic ceremonials already mention them in connection with funerals; and in the Greek belief, the dead carried vegetables with them to hell, either for the right of passage or as provisions for travelling.

  15. We have seen in the Vedic ceremonials what organs are represented by the two kidney-beans; we shall also see, in the chapter on the Ass, how the names given to the organs of generation are also used to designate fools.

  16. The ceremonials which past between them are unnecessary to be repeated.

  17. Taboo and I, having properly observed the more solemn ceremonials of the day, gave ourselves up to the full enjoyment of these latter diversions.

  18. Though I say it is of but small social advantage to an Englishman to be presented, yet undoubtedly the greatest people in the empire attend court, and are to be seen at the ceremonials and festivities at Buckingham and St. James's Palaces.

  19. Trousers are allowed, instead of the knee-breeches and stockings which must be worn at all court ceremonials where there are ladies.

  20. Fortunately, most of these ceremonials are in summer, but the first of them come in February, and London is often cool well up into June.

  21. In this wretched dungeon, weakened both in body and in mind by long-continued suffering, he consented outwardly to conform to the ceremonials of the Mahomedan faith.

  22. They are more positively indolent, when not discharging the ceremonials of their station; whilst the insignificant fluttering of soldiers may be termed active idleness.

  23. The festive ceremonials of Easter were at hand, and the Church was again preparing to display her chief splendors.

  24. And you can put it out whenever you are willing to drop your ceremonials and your theories, and will open your mentality to truth, which will make you free, even as the Master said.

  25. Their ceremonials on occasions of births, &c.

  26. But the Quakers, as will be shown in this volume, consider these ordinances in a spiritual light, admitting no ceremonials in so pure a system as that of the Christian religion.

  27. Every person belonging to a given sect holds those dogmas and practises those ceremonials characteristic of his sect.

  28. He brought with him images and texts and all the paraphernalia necessary for the gorgeous ceremonials of his religion.

  29. He covers his designs under the ample cloak of religion; inculcating some new doctrines and ceremonials among those who are more simple than himself.

  30. The enemy bore off his scalp as a trophy; but his friends found his body in this lonely place, and committed it to the earth with ceremonials characteristic of their pious and reverential feelings.

  31. With this digression I will continue my account of the mourning ceremonials observed at the death of Kaika.

  32. On this occasion all the ancient ceremonials belonging to the French Court were raked up, and in place of chamberlains and a grand master of ceremonies a Counsellor of State, M.

  33. Gourd for sacred (native) tobacco used at ceremonials of secret orders.

  34. Wooden whizzers used in ceremonials or sacred dances as warnings for the observances of certain forms.

  35. Now, it is, I venture to suggest, impossible to dissociate from the first-fruits ceremonials which I have described the ceremonies observed by Australian black fellows on similar occasions.

  36. If the harvest rites or first-fruit ceremonials are sacrificial in nature, then the presumption is that so, too, are the ceremonies performed at seed time or the analogous period.

  37. When there are no bridemaids or ushers the marriage ceremonials at the church are as follows: The members of the bride's family proceed to the church before the bride, who follows with her mother.

  38. The ceremonials for the entry to the church by the bridal party may be varied to suit the taste.

  39. Consequently only those forms of marriage attended with the fullest ceremonies, and all the attendant ceremonials will here be given, and others may be modeled after them as the occasion may seem to require.

  40. The marriage ceremonials of a widow differ from that of a young lady in not wearing the veil and orange blossoms.


  41. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "ceremonials" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.