Sentence examples for ritualistic exercise from inspiring English sources

THE reaction of partisan magazines on either side to a speech by a president of the other party is a fairly ritualistic exercise, in the modern media era.

Democracy, in turn, is largely translated as a ritualistic exercise of voting for a collection of identical leaders with no discernible vision.

Right now it lasts less than 25 minutes and consists of a ritualistic, devotional exercise for four dancers and a live singer.

Young children at the family meal have traditionally received a spoon of wine in their water at family meals, a kind of ritualistic bonding exercise that both solidifies their position as part of the group and conveys the idea that wine is a food.

Jihad has been one of the casualties of the schizophrenic, dichotomous rift which has magnified to separate moderate,  intellectual sincere Islam from ritualistic, fanatical radicalism exercised in the name of Islam by nihilists who seek to extinguish all which is true about this great religion.

The previously reported practice of ritualistic sacrifice of Jakar sheep was nonexistent in the current study.

The Wall Street Journal notes that Western officials would be happy with turnout well below thirty per cent, and that, to avoid ballot stuffing, there will be fewer polling places open: no poll, no fake ballots, no worries (unless you were hoping for an actual exercise in consent, rather than a ritualistic performance).

Her use of various archival material created a "rhythmic and ritualistic experience", they said.

For example, both TTM and OCD patients describe compulsive urges and ritualistic behaviours [ 2, 4].

"It's more ritualistic.

For ritualistic abandon.