ritual

You feel better for having gone through the ritual yourself.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

The prayer service being held at the Tsadqane Debre Mitmaq St Mary Monastery included a holy water cleansing ritual that is popular among Orthodox Christians seeking spiritual healing for chronic illnesses.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

“Whatever the Jewish community needs, it exists in Iran,” including a yeshiva—a traditional Jewish center of study—and 24 ritual baths around the country, said Gerami.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

The meaning of the geometric shapes and animal outlines remains a mystery, with some believing they had ritual astronomical functions, according to UNESCO, which declared the area a World Heritage site in 1994.

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

And every few years, with a regularity and rapture that approached ritual, they traded up for a new car.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

Even a retreat that flops can draw employees closer while they commiserate over its lameness, adds Michael I. Norton, a Harvard Business School professor who has studied group rituals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Unlike deaths with associated rituals, road maps, and standards, those that are disenfranchised are complex, underacknowledged, and often isolating.

From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2026

Someone creates the rituals that make an ordinary room feel safe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

Parr, renowned for capturing the quiet rituals and absurdities of British life, was commissioned by the National Trust to capture life in Lacock, Wiltshire, during the spring and summer of 2025.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

The message was irrefutable, for Ben was fluent in the rituals of disaster.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy