Sentence examples for religious idols from inspiring English sources

The Times reported that Morde had brought back several thousand artifacts — stone utensils, sculptured religious idols, a flute — some of which went into storage at the Museum of the American Indian, which is now part of the Smithsonian.

The Times reported that Morde had brought back several thousand artifacts—stone utensils, sculptured religious idols, a flute some of which went into storage at the Museum of the American Indian, which is now part of the Smithsonian.

Outside, Apple had constructed a big, white, cube-like edifice, which opened, after the event, to reveal rows of tables, set up in the style of an Apple Store's interior, upon which the new phones and watches gleamed like religious idols in a temple.

The principle of aniconism (opposition to the use of icons or religious idols) was an early feature of Islam, though under some historical dynasties or in some regions the prohibition was only partially or selectively enforced e.g., under the ʿAbbāsid dynasty (750 1258) it applied only to public buildings.

Costumes made for Kabuki theater -- whose name is derived from a word for twisted, which describes much of the art of the time -- have the monumental charisma of religious idols as they sag under acres of gilded threads and encrusted embroidery.

And in an interview released yesterday, the head of the group's military forces in Palmyra, Abu Laith al-Saoudi, stated that they would preserve the ruins perhaps because some buildings lack religious connotations or worship but destroy the site's statues, which the group believes are religious idols.

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Thes Slide Sculpturainbow00 Feet Of Vertical "Delight And Madness".

I believe we need to be liberated from religious and nationalistic idols that not only take the place of God but also harm our fellow humans whom we try to create into our own image.

Idols of Ganesha and other religious icons are made in huge numbers in the Gulbai Tekra area.