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Use for manifestations of belief through recurrent practices in s
Alternative terms
UF
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celebrations
UF
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ceremonies
UF
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rites
More specific terms
NT1
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calendar rites
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NT2
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holidays
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NT3
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holy days
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NT4
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fixed feasts
NT4
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movable feasts
NT4
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saints' days
NT3
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seasonal rituals
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NT4
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cross-quarter day rituals
NT4
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equinoctial rituals
NT4
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solstice rituals
NT1
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group rituals
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NT2
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acceptance rituals
NT2
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initiation rituals
NT2
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rejection rituals
NT1
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institutional rituals
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NT2
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consecration rituals
NT2
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deconsecration rituals
NT2
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dedication rituals
NT1
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life cycle rituals
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NT2
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rites of passage
NT1
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personal position rituals
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NT2
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education ceremonies
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NT3
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graduation ceremonies
NT2
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investiture ceremonies
NT1
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ritual actions
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NT2
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ritual consumption
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NT3
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drinking rituals
NT3
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ritual meals
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NT4
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consumption of sacred foods
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NT4
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last meal before execution
NT2
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ritual exchange
NT2
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ritual sacrifice
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NT3
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blood sacrifice
NT3
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food as sacrifice
NT3
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libation
NT3
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ritual killing
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NT4
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animal sacrifices
NT4
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foundation sacrifices
NT4
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headhunting
NT4
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human sacrifices
NT2
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ritual theft
NT1
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ritual clothing
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NT2
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vestments
NT1
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ritual components
NT1
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ritual gestures
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NT2
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laying on of hands
NT2
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saluting the four directions
NT1
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ritual knowledge
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NT2
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ritual abbreviations
NT1
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ritual movements
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NT2
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ritual kneeling
NT2
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ritual processing
NT2
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ritual prostration
NT2
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ritual sitting
NT2
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ritual standing
NT1
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ritual objects
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NT2
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altars
NT2
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fetishes
NT2
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idols
NT2
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relics
NT2
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ritual instruments
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NT3
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wands (ritual)
NT2
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ritual materials
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NT3
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incense
NT3
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materials to be consumed (ritual)
NT3
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religious candles
NT3
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ritual oils
NT3
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ritual perfumes
NT3
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smudge smoke
NT2
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ritual vessels
NT2
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talismans
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NT3
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amulets
NT3
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apotropes
NT1
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ritual participants
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NT2
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diviners
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NT3
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channelers
NT3
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fortune tellers
NT3
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italeros
NT3
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mediums
NT3
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oracles
NT2
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lay ritual participants
NT2
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members of religious orders
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NT3
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monks
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NT4
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abbots
NT4
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friars
NT3
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nuns
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NT4
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abbesses
NT4
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sisters (nuns)
NT2
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priests
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NT3
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Christian clergy
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NT4
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archbishops
NT4
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bishops
NT4
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canons
NT4
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cardinals
NT4
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deacons
NT4
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deans
NT4
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priests (Christian)
NT3
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Dharmic clergy
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NT4
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magi
NT4
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pundits (Dharmic clergy)
NT4
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rinpoche
NT4
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swamis
NT3
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Islamic clergy
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NT4
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ayatollahs
NT4
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caliphs
NT4
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imams
NT4
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mullahs
NT3
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Jewish clergy
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NT4
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cantors (Jewish)
NT4
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rabbis
NT3
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other religious clergy
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NT4
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druids
NT4
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houngans
NT4
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mambos (religious clergy)
NT4
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santeros
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NT2
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religious leaders
NT2
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ritual audiences
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NT3
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congregations
NT3
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parishioners
NT3
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worshippers
NT2
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ritual subjects
NT2
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venerated beings
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NT3
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lwa
NT3
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mahatmas
NT3
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martyrs
NT3
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orishas
NT3
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saints
NT2
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wise folk
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NT3
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wise men
NT3
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wise women
NT1
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ritual spaces
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NT2
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sacred spaces
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NT3
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consecrated spaces
NT3
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polluted spaces (ritual spaces)
NT3
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taboo spaces
NT1
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ritual utterances
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NT2
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exchanges of utterances
NT2
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incantations
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NT3
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charms
NT3
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spells
NT3
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summonings
NT2
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intoned utterances
NT2
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joint utterances
NT2
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people utterances
NT2
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priestly utterances
NT2
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ritual silences
NT2
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solo utterances
NT2
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spoken utterances
NT2
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vows
NT1
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rituals
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NT2
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adoption rituals
NT2
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baby showers
NT2
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birth rituals
NT2
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circumcision rites
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NT3
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bris
NT2
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coming out rituals
NT2
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coming-of-age rituals
NT2
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courtship rituals
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NT3
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bundling (courtship rituals)
NT3
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dating (courtship rituals)
NT3
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spooning (courtship rituals)
NT3
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wooing
NT2
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death rituals
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NT3
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exhumation rituals
NT3
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funerary rituals
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NT4
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burials
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NT4
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cremation
NT4
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cryogenic treatment
NT4
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embalming
NT4
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excarnation
NT4
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funerals
NT4
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laying out
NT4
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lying-in-state
NT4
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sati
NT4
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viewing (funerary rituals)
NT3
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mourning rituals
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NT4
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draping mirrors
NT4
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wakes
NT3
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pre-death rituals
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NT4
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death watches
NT2
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divorce rituals
NT2
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liminality
NT2
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marriage rituals
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NT3
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bachelor parties
NT3
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bachelorette parties
NT3
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bridal showers
NT3
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civil weddings
NT3
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group weddings
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NT4
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double weddings
NT3
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handfasting rituals
NT3
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shivarees
NT2
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naming rituals
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NT3
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baptismal rites
NT2
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pre-birth rituals
NT2
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puberty rituals
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NT3
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menarche rituals
NT1
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rituals by nature
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NT2
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personal rituals
NT2
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profane rituals
NT2
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public rituals
NT2
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sacred rituals
Related terms
RT
⇆
body alterations for ritual purposes
Date of creation
26-Nov-2007
Accepted term
26-Nov-2007
Descendant terms
207
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More specific terms
17
Alternative terms
3
Related terms
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Notes
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marriage rituals
ritual materials
venerated beings
priests
diviners
ritual sacrifice
courtship rituals
incantations
death rituals
ritual audiences