Sentence examples for memorized from inspiring English sources

Countless American school children have memorized the speech over the decades, even though no definitive edition of the text exists.

Storytelling is therefore not a memorized art.

Many of the ancient texts still provide core elements of Hindu rituals and, despite their great length, are memorized in their entirety by Brahman priests and scholars.

He memorized the Qurʾān, studied its principal commentaries, gained a good grounding in Muslim law, familiarized himself with the masterpieces of Arabic literature, and acquired a clear and forceful style and a capacity for writing fluent verse that was to serve him well in later life when addressing eulogistic or supplicatory poems to various rulers.

Increasingly interested in perfecting Twain's mannerisms, he embarked on several years of study of Twain's character and habits and eventually memorized hours of Twain's material.

Instructive legends and parables, easily memorized proverbs and lists of commandments—such as the Ten Commandments of Judaism and Christianity and the Hindu Manu-smriti (Laws of Manu)—and highly selective chronicles of rulers' achievements have been used to enlist mass support for particular social and religious systems.

Hindus regard the Vedas as having been directly revealed to or "heard" by gifted and inspired seers (rishis) who memorized them in the most perfect human language, Sanskrit.

Many of his easily memorized sacred poems (or songs) were collected after his death as Bibelski viise-bog (1711; "Biblical Songbook").

The steady growth of libraries was facilitated by the entrenchment of the civil service system, founded in the 2nd century during the Han dynasty and lasting into the 20th century; this required applicants to memorize classics and to pass difficult examinations.

Steamboat pilots had to memorize or cunningly estimate the depths and potential obstacles along long stretches of river in order to navigate safely.

This requires memorizing many different symbols, but it results in a very compact notation.