Sentence examples for by ritual from inspiring English sources

Her sentimental life has also been shaped by ritual.

The monk empties himself by ritual, by repetition.

Studies of "alternative" therapies show that strong placebo effects can be induced by ritual.

And some can take them too far and even become ruled by ritual and superstition.

Washington politicians are obliged by ritual to be pillars of family values, upholding moral duty.

Their murder – by ritual beheading with a knife rather than shooting – was entirely in keeping with Isis policy.

Then, lured by ritual prayer and song, the souls emerge from the water and the spirits are reborn.

Malick's camera is neither weighed down by dogma nor by abstemiousness, neither by renunciation nor by ritual.

He critiques Hinduism in the usual way, characterizing it as overrun by ritual, with no path to personal enlightenment.

They saw the Orient as peopled by exotic natives unconcerned with progress, ruled by ritual, in need of Christian enlightenment.

The game was the last Star Trek title to be developed under Activision's supervision, following a dispute with Star Trek licensing holder Viacom, and was produced by Ritual Entertainment.