semisacred

adjective

Definition of semisacrednext
as in semireligious

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  1. ritual
  2. liturgical
  3. sacramental
Adjective
  • Its narrative turns on an investigation into the ritual murder of a young girl that causes a mass psychosis in a nearby small town that experienced a similar trauma six years earlier.
    Jamie Lang, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Inside the house, researchers discovered a small altar containing several ritual objects, including a ceramic container for burning incense, which still held material from its last use two millennia ago.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of ritual
Adjective
  • However, the long-standing liturgical celebrations invoked to pick a new pope are fascinating to behold.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The term is derived from the Latin word adventus, meaning coming or arrival, and is historically the beginning of the liturgical year for most Christian churches in the West.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of liturgical
Adjective
  • Something has changed, not in church law or doctrine but in moral theology and the pastoral application of sacramental discipline.
    Massimo Faggioli, Foreign Affairs, 30 Nov. 2018
  • Many of them walk to Mass from nearby apartments and could be cut off from the sacramental life if OLV is shuttered.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2024
Definition of sacramental
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