ceremonialism
Americannoun
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Elaborate ceremonialism linked to “the order and rhythms of the cosmos” is evident in the “beautiful ritual objects, spectacular offerings of religious icons and regalia” found at the sites, the application said.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 19, 2023
But our ceremonialism is pregnant with sublime symbolism, and its discipline is most salutary.
From Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People by Israel Zangwill
Just as ceremonialism covers all his personal life, even so caste observance defines for him all his social relations.
From India's Problem, Krishna or Christ by John P. (John Peter) Jones
His preaching was universalistic inasmuch as it attributed no value to ceremonialism as such, and placed the fulfilment of the Mosaic law in the exhibition of its moral contents, partly against or beyond the letter.
From History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) by Neil Buchanan
The same elaborate ceremonialism that characterizes the Chinese funeral customs is found also in their marriage rites and the rules of their social intercourse generally.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various
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