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Example sentences for: rites

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Archaeologists, still unsure of what was involved, suggest that the gorgeously painted scenes of dancing satyrs, flagellation, and a woman kneeling before a sacred phallus indicate rites that the town preferred to keep at a decorous distance, in this splendid suburban villa, most likely the home of a priestess.
Sometimes rites of passage, like the experience of suffering, lead to great wisdom.
Celebrity rites of passage: Dick Morris' wife announced she is divorcing him.
Women went from being active to passive participants in the rites of beautification.
The Temple of Heaven (Tiantan), built under Ming Emperor Yongle in 1420 as a site for sacred rites, is located directly south of the Forbidden City.