7 sentences with 'ceremonies'
Example sentences and phrases with the word ceremonies and other words derived from it.
• « The doctor was certain that, someday, there would be no more ceremonies like this one, no more words to exalt the memory of such a young life annihilated by a brain tumor. »
• « The master of ceremonies mentioned the name of the bronze medal winner: Aviram Reichert from Israel. »
• « The Spartans agreed, but said they could only send reinforcements when their religious ceremonies were completed within a few days. »
• « Year-end celebrations were planned to pay homage to the Revolution itself in quasi-religious ceremonies presided over by Republican officials. »
• « Notre Dame Cathedral in central Paris was stripped of its Christian iconography, and Robespierre oversaw new ceremonies designed to worship a (newly invented) supreme being of reason. »
• « It is questionable whether the ancient pipe had medicinal virtues, whether it could produce drunkenness or ecstasy, or whether it had a function in religious ceremonies. But other discoveries may change these interpretations: the remains of opium plantations and a number of small vessels intended to contain the drug. »
• « The sacraments, or special ceremonies of the Church, marked every stage of life, from birth to maturity, marriage and burial, and brought people to the Church on a regular basis. »