A feudal or ritualistic society. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Other things such as ritualistic mutilations of small animals. From Wordnik.com. [Child Of The Hunt]
It had all been like a kind of ritualistic dance; but its purpose was real enough. From Wordnik.com. [Ringworld]
Gordo took three of the blocks and laid them flat, their long sides facing in toward each other in a kind of ritualistic circle. From Wordnik.com. [Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned] Reference
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. From Wordnik.com. [Belief In Action] Reference
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. From Wordnik.com. [Barbara Fischkin: Why an Older Autism Mom Wishes Life Was as Simple as Mike Savage] Reference
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. From Wordnik.com. [Bondage claims over dead MI6 officer untrue, say police] Reference
The alpha male even performed a kind of ritualistic display toward the fire front. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
None of his possessions were laid out in a "ritualistic" manner, contrary to some reports. From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
We really have a distinctive taste, it's kind of ritualistic, we've got people who just crave us and build traditions about coming to White Castle. From Wordnik.com. [BNET Articles] Reference
That last, by the way, has probably survived in a ritualistic form. From Wordnik.com. [Anything You Can Do ...] Reference
There is much in him that is fantastic, and much that is ritualistic. From Wordnik.com. [Introduction to the Old Testament] Reference
The gesture was as old as man, its ritualistic meaning lost in antiquity. From Wordnik.com. [The Lani People] Reference
I know that you find some of the ritualistic aspects of politics silly if not phony. From Wordnik.com. [Memo to Obama] Reference
Nothing like the cold, ritualistic, Catholic funerals I've been to before and since. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Matlack: It's Not Just Don Draper: Real Men Who Cry] Reference
The whole thing took on the ritualistic feel of a “Rocky Horror Picture Show” screening. From Wordnik.com. [In concert: Of Montreal at 9:30 Club] Reference
Extremes of sanctity, whether it be ritualistic or anti-ritualistic sanctity, always tend in. From Wordnik.com. [Hindu Gods And Heroes Studies in the History of the Religion of India] Reference
Her other hand began a series of complicated motions that had a ritualistic look about them. From Wordnik.com. [The Sky Is Falling] Reference
"This is a guy who is extremely ritualistic on court," said Jim Courier, the former world No. 1. From Wordnik.com. [Yes, It's True] Reference
The period during which they continued this ritualistic development is known as the Brahmana period. From Wordnik.com. [Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891] Reference
Maybe the ritualistic routine of the Lobbies was driving those who could resist to the opposite extreme. From Wordnik.com. [Badge of Infamy] Reference
Purity, that had originally been considered simply physical, soon became ritualistic and finally spiritual. From Wordnik.com. [The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism] Reference
"It becomes an occasion for collective ritualistic expression of some or our most fundamental values and ideals.". From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: And Now, Will You Please Rise...] Reference
Jostling before the midterms has begun, and so too has the GOP's ritualistic hazing of Democrats on national security. From Wordnik.com. [Terror Begins at Home] Reference
But it is used almost entirely for ritualistic purposes, it is pictographical in form, and is known only to a very few. From Wordnik.com. [Anything You Can Do ...] Reference
Ingram, the first accused party to ever plead guilty in a ritualistic-abuse case, was himself persuaded by this argument. From Wordnik.com. [Speaking Of The Devil] Reference
There, authentic hunter-gatherers would perform ritualistic dances and pose for pictures until the bus took us back to town. From Wordnik.com. [In the Forest of the Snake People (Part 1)] Reference
Which is to say: despite ritualistic denunciations of budget deficits, most Americans find them preferable to the alternatives. From Wordnik.com. [Bottom Dollar] Reference
It's time for European leaders to put up or shut up when it comes to their ritualistic pledges to pursue the politics of inclusion. From Wordnik.com. [Time To Put Up Or Shut Up] Reference
That's why what should have been an exciting election from start to finish often felt ritualistic and devoid of truly challenging ideas. From Wordnik.com. [Projections of Power] Reference
He further states that the precise movements and ritualistic nature of the gathering suggested some kind of primitive religious ceremony. From Wordnik.com. [Oberheim (Voices)] Reference
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