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Note 17: A full description of Federico's charitable support and religious observances is available in Vespasiano's Memoirs. back

Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008

The solemn ceremony at the nation's most prominent burial ground was echoed in observances across the country, at simple soldiers 'gravestones and at war memorials.

Ceremonies honor new, old heroes 2007

The early church co-opted many practices and observances from the “pagans” in order to grow their numbers.

Think Progress » O’Reilly Teaches Viewers the True Meaning of Christmas 2005

I have not heard that the Pêrak Malays differ in their religious observances from the other Malays of the Peninsula.

The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither Isabella Lucy 1883

Compare Ga 6: 16. truth of the gospel -- which teaches that justification by legal works and observances is inconsistent with redemption by Christ.

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

The drivelling nature of their multitudinous observances is here pointedly exposed, in contrast with the manly observance of "the commandment of God"; and when our Lord says, "Many other such like things ye do," it is implied that He had but given a specimen of the hideous treatment which the divine law received, and the grasping disposition which, under the mask of piety, was manifested by the ecclesiastics of that day.

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

The ceremonial in regard to the use of vestments, incense, candles, veneration for pictures, but not images, representing sacred subjects, holy water, the sign of the cross, and similar minor observances, is much alike in both creeds.

Glimpses of Life and Manners in Persia 1856

I don't know where you live, but we had a Wiccan mayor here a few years ago who turned over the local baseball park to Pagans on Halloween for their bonfires and naked fire-dancing Samhain observances.

Demarcation as Politics 2006

A previous discovery might have subjected him to some degree of punishment from which his spontaneous confession released him, but still he was considered guilty of trespass, to expiate which he was obliged by the ceremonial law to go through certain observances.

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

HARRIS: What kind of observances do you think we'll see?

CNN Transcript Jul 3, 2002 2002