Sentence examples for religious role from inspiring English sources

The importance of Memphis was based to a considerable extent on its venerable religious role.

It charts the anachronisms of monarchy, such as the class structure that persists and its religious role.

Akihito's title is actually "Tenno," or Heavenly Sovereign, reflecting the Emperor's traditional religious role as a priest.

There were some reasons for young enthusiasts of the day to believe they had a religious role.

But in the rich world the religious role of the metropolis has diminished, often to vanishing point.

Resisting the temptation of idolizing the new machine for its feats of technological virtuosity, Mr. Graham deliberately keeps his gates focused on their religious role.

The current exhibition, sponsored by the state archives and groups affiliated with the Russian Orthodox Church, tries to strike a balance between the czar's historical and religious roles.

In his secular and religious roles, Clayton is a highly respected member of a Utah community he is reluctant to see change.

At a time when the church was banishing women from active or prominent religious roles, Catharism preached a rough sort of sexual equality; many leading heretics were women.

Some male-authored Hindu scriptures limit women's religious roles, consider women more subject than men to bodily impurities, and subordinate them to their fathers and husbands.

Confirming what has previously been suggested about the role of belief systems in Hongshan social integration, the strongest differentiation detectable in the household evidence involved religious roles and ritual activities.