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- noun the act of giving something a
ritual meaning or significance
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Examples
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Cacciatore, whose fourth baby, Cheyenne, died in 1994, calls this a period of "ritualization," a time for parents to honor their child and to feel some semblance of control during an emotionally chaotic time.
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The French ruling on the banning of the niqab (the full face veil) together with the banning of minarets in Switzerland were some of the most stunning legislations to emerge from Western Europe in recent years, a sadly predictable response to the rise of a more and more publicly expressed ritualization of Islam which befuddles many in the Muslim diaspora too.
Qanta Ahmed, MD: 'The Women's Voices Now' Film Festival: Women's Voices From the Muslim World MD Qanta Ahmed 2010
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Repeated recitation, canonization, rote ritualization, all are deployed to sear the martyrdom act into societal memory for maximal impact and manipulation.
Qanta Ahmed, MD: Of Madness and Muslim Martyrdom: The Ideal Age of Indoctrination MD Qanta Ahmed 2011
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The French ruling on the banning of the niqab (the full face veil) together with the banning of minarets in Switzerland were some of the most stunning legislations to emerge from Western Europe in recent years, a sadly predictable response to the rise of a more and more publicly expressed ritualization of Islam which befuddles many in the Muslim diaspora too.
Qanta Ahmed, MD: 'The Women's Voices Now' Film Festival: Women's Voices From the Muslim World MD Qanta Ahmed 2010
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Repeated recitation, canonization, rote ritualization, all are deployed to sear the martyrdom act into societal memory for maximal impact and manipulation.
Qanta Ahmed, MD: Of Madness and Muslim Martyrdom: The Ideal Age of Indoctrination MD Qanta Ahmed 2011
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The French ruling on the banning of the niqab (the full face veil) together with the banning of minarets in Switzerland were some of the most stunning legislations to emerge from Western Europe in recent years, a sadly predictable response to the rise of a more and more publicly expressed ritualization of Islam which befuddles many in the Muslim diaspora too.
Qanta Ahmed, MD: 'The Women's Voices Now' Film Festival: Women's Voices From the Muslim World MD Qanta Ahmed 2010
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The French ruling on the banning of the niqab (the full face veil) together with the banning of minarets in Switzerland were some of the most stunning legislations to emerge from Western Europe in recent years, a sadly predictable response to the rise of a more and more publicly expressed ritualization of Islam which befuddles many in the Muslim diaspora too.
Qanta Ahmed, MD: 'The Women's Voices Now' Film Festival: Women's Voices From the Muslim World MD Qanta Ahmed 2010
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The French ruling on the banning of the niqab (the full face veil) together with the banning of minarets in Switzerland were some of the most stunning legislations to emerge from Western Europe in recent years, a sadly predictable response to the rise of a more and more publicly expressed ritualization of Islam which befuddles many in the Muslim diaspora too.
Qanta Ahmed, MD: 'The Women's Voices Now' Film Festival: Women's Voices From the Muslim World MD Qanta Ahmed 2010
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Repeated recitation, canonization, rote ritualization, all are deployed to sear the martyrdom act into societal memory for maximal impact and manipulation.
Qanta Ahmed, MD: Of Madness and Muslim Martyrdom: The Ideal Age of Indoctrination MD Qanta Ahmed 2011
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Now, when it comes to ritualization, the Japanese are the ultimate fetishists.
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