Sentence examples for religious origin from inspiring English sources

Almost all of them have a religious origin and character.

Radio 4's Midweek tells me Christmas carols have no religious origin.

They may even do it for charities that have a nominally religious origin.

In fact, all the poetry of the 19th century betrays a religious origin.

The words "sacrifice" and "ritual" have a religious origin, but current use admits also of secular meanings.

The name Preston is derived from Priests' Town, suggesting early settlement of religious origin dating back to the Anglo-Saxon period.

Most of them have religious origins and started in temples.

The idea persists even now, albeit stripped of its religious origins.

Fully aware of its religious origins, he was effectively declaring himself God's representative on earth.

From the 6th century onward, a movement with religious origins made itself heard in literature.

He is working on a book project ("Religious Origins of Civil Society: Western Europe, 1870s 1930s").