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Recent Examples of sacramental
The priest and the child have spent time alone together, and after one meeting Donald returned to Sister James’s class acting strange, his breath redolent of sacramental wine.
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Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
The law allows adults ages 21 and older to possess up to 2 ounces of marijuana, a half-ounce of cannabis concentrate and 1 ounce of products such as edibles for recreational, sacramental and other uses.
—Dánica Coto, Quartz, 13 Feb. 2024
Those who remained on Shelter Island to look for scallops were the hard core, the romantics and the purists, for whom a fallow winter turns the search for scallops into something like a sacramental rite.
—Christopher Maag, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2024
Apart from those conveyed in sacramental ministries, there are also spontaneous and less formal requests for a blessing, such as at shrines or even just on the street.
—Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Dec. 2023
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Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
The law allows adults ages 21 and older to possess up to 2 ounces of marijuana, a half-ounce of cannabis concentrate and 1 ounce of products such as edibles for recreational, sacramental and other uses.
—Dánica Coto, Quartz, 13 Feb. 2024
Those who remained on Shelter Island to look for scallops were the hard core, the romantics and the purists, for whom a fallow winter turns the search for scallops into something like a sacramental rite.
—Christopher Maag, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2024
Apart from those conveyed in sacramental ministries, there are also spontaneous and less formal requests for a blessing, such as at shrines or even just on the street.
—Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sacramental
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The sense of his divine role certainly wasn’t dampened by the assassination attempt and his survival, which seemed miraculous to some.—
John Blake,
CNN,
12 Jan. 2025
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Since crocodiles were considered divine helpers against evil, the figure is supposed to absorb the pain and then be discarded.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Jan. 2025
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Millions Gather For World’s Largest Religious Festival Maha Kumbh By Lilith Foster-Collins News Reporter 0 Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women have flocked to the northern Indian city of Prayagraj on Monday to kickstart the world's largest religious gathering.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
13 Jan. 2025
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By Sophie Hills Staff writer For the first time in modern U.S. history, men are just as likely to be religious as women.—
Jacob Turcotte,
The Christian Science Monitor,
13 Jan. 2025
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However, the oil miraculously burned for eight days until new consecrated oil could be found.—
Chris Sims,
The Indianapolis Star,
13 Dec. 2024
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That was the most moving moment of the day for Marie Capucine, 37, a consecrated virgin representing her Parisian parish of Saint Germain des Prés at the reopening.—
THOMAS ADAMSON AND SYLVIE CORBET THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
9 Dec. 2024
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She has been recognized multiple times for her age, including: Jan. 2, 2022 – Oldest Brazilian ecclesiastical person ever.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
7 Jan. 2025
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In the 16th century, Rabelais furnished his novels with long lists of books, using the titles to satirize ecclesiastical libraries, the clergy, and religion in general.—
Jonathon Keats,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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As with any good Southern tradition, part of what makes football season so holy is the food.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
16 Jan. 2025
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The collection spans categories like body care — Bath & Body Works’ holy grail — home decor, candles, and beyond, with prices starting at $1.95.—
Stacia Datskovska,
WWD,
13 Jan. 2025
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The oak is one of the Tongva people’s sacred plants; its acorns are a staple in traditional meals.—
Rebecca Plevin,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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The Maha Kumbh Mela celebration lasts six weeks and is expected to draw 400 million visitors, many of whom will have come to bathe in the sacred waters where three holy rivers meet.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN,
18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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During the latter half of the century, the Brazilian Catholic church shifted its approach from one that centered on elites and favored the status quo to one that promoted social justice and ecclesial and political action on behalf of the poor.—
Chayenne Polimédio,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Mar. 2019
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In the case of the Synodal Path reform in Germany, some of the core of the beliefs of the Catholic Church, such as the Church’s divine constitution and ecclesial communion, the Sacraments, and the ministerial Priesthood, are being questioned once again.—
Fr. Goran Jovicic,
National Review,
13 June 2021
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From three points for a win in football to the two-point conversion in the NFL, nothing should be sacrosanct if tweaking it improves the experience.—
Duncan Alexander,
The Athletic,
30 Dec. 2024
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Thus the self-seekers and the doctrinaires were drawn together into an alliance to maintain the status quo, and all its abuses and inequalities were made sacrosanct.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Dec. 2011
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