Meanings of external ceremonies in anglès

The law of right is rigid; that of external ceremonies is flexible.

And so take from Masonry these external ceremonies, and you still have remaining its philosophy and science.

Even in external ceremonies, the kingship was becoming every day more and more severed from national sentiment and national movement.

And the revival or reform of religions, like the first revelation of them, has come from within and has generally disregarded external ceremonies and accompaniments.

-[From this Sir Walter Scott infers that he did not scruple to join the Musselmans in the external ceremonies of their religion.