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Meanings of religious act in English

Russian
религиозное поведение
Spanish
comportamiento religioso
Catalan
comportament religiós

Behaviour motivated by religious belief.

религиозное поведение
Usage of religious act in English
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To him the removal of Elizabeth would have been a religious act.
The Life of Froude
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It is a religious act, and has more than the efficacy of a prayer.
The Marble Faun; Or, The Romance of Monte Beni - Volume 2
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Every act of his life is, in a very real sense, a religious act.
The Soul of the Indian: An Interpretation
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Every natural expression of happiness becomes a religious act.
Levels of Living / Essays on Everyday Ideals
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Any religious act performed by one without having undergone the formal diksha, becomes sterile of results.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
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Sogood, or prostration, is an Islamic religious act used to express gratitude for God after achieving something.
The Guardian
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House, building of, a religious act, 125, 130-131; gods of the, 129.
Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation
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Moreover, if by this prayer I desire to praise God, is not divine praise a religious act?
The Spirit of St. Francis de Sales
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They therefore request that he should perform a certain public religious act in the Temple, in order that
Collected Essays, Volume V / Science and Christian Tradition: Es...
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When the religious act was over:
Joan of Arc
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A civilized ball is professedly for enjoyment alone; an Indian dance is a religious act, a public duty.
The Delight Makers
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Hospitality is regarded here as a religious act, I think, and a reputation for it is greatly prized.
The Women of the Arabs
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The Church, however, had not only made marriage a religious act; it had also made it a public act.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 / Sex in Relation to ...
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Whether this was a religious act or a legal sign of surrender we have not been able to discover.
The Religions of India / Handbooks on the History of Religions, ...
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Bodhisattva taking it, partook of it at once, whilst she received, even then, the fruits of her religious act.
Sacred Books of the East
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A religious act is here referred to, on which we have not sufficient information to be able to throw much light.
The Shih King, or, Book of Poetry / From the Sacred Books of the...
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