Sentence examples for traditionally believed that from inspiring English sources

Lango traditionally believed that every human had a guardian spirit (winyo; literally, "bird") that attended him during life and that must be ritually liberated from the corpse.

Andrew Hignell, a Ph.D in geography, whose books on the game include "Rain Stops Play: The Geography of Cricket," explains: It is traditionally believed that when there is heavy cloud cover, the ball will swing.

It is also traditionally believed that Roman soldiers in the army of Pompey took the disease from Egypt to Italy in the 1st century bce and that Roman legionnaires later took the disease as far as the British Isles.

Since antiquity, the solar manifestations of the summer and winter solstices and the vernal and autumnal equinoxes have been bound up with the idea of sowing and reaping, death and rebirth, year's end and year's opening; at such times it was traditionally believed that supernatural forces were in control and should be propitiated.

The exact mechanism that leads to handedness in plants is not known; scientists have traditionally believed that it involves both interaction between the effects of gravity and the activity of plant growth hormones, called auxins, that determine the elongation of growing cells.

Archbishop Williams certainly affirms all the ways in which Christians have traditionally believed that the risen Jesus remains personally present as heavenly judge, as bestower of the spirit of faith and prayer, in the life and rituals of the church -- and not just as ancient teacher, admirable model or original founder.

Some ethnic groups in Ethiopia associate themselves with hyenas; the Gurage traditionally believe that their ancestors migrated from Arabia to Ethiopia using hyenas as mounts.

Torajans traditionally believe that death is not a sudden, abrupt event, but a gradual process toward Puya (the land of souls, or afterlife).

Residents of Naples, Italy, traditionally believe that the dried blood of their patron saint, Januarius, regularly liquefies as a favorable omen for the city.

The Wampanoag people traditionally believe that the Creator's spirit is present in all things, including animals, plants, water, and rocks.

In rural Cambodia, people traditionally believe that maternal bleeding is necessary after delivery.