Sentences with phrase «as ancient customs»

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(Then I went on to say) I quite understand the ancient, binding custom of what is called the «ban» by the imposition of which, as the Jerusalem Bible apologetically footnotes, «in this war between Yahweh and Baal those who serve Baal suffer the fate of the conquered in the warfare of the times.»

The introduction to this work mentions the ancient custom of the Lenten stational Masses in Rome, revived by Pope John Paul IIand celebrated in specific Roman Churches as stopping places on the way.

Ishmael was born of Sarai's maidservant (a common custom for barren women in ancient times was to give a maidservant to her husband to bear the child — akin to surrogacy and then claim the child as her own for inheritance purposes).

Whitehead repudiates the laissez - faire individualism of the Enlightenment.6 Whereas ancient societies failed to perceive man as an individual, social contract theory neglects man s essential sociality, which is more primal than his individuality: contract presupposes custom.

Celtic symbols are visual representations of ancient Celtic beliefs and customs dating back to as

Celtic symbols are visual representations of ancient Celtic beliefs and customs dating back to as Norse Vikings used symbols like Valknut or Triquetra.

Trace the dramatic wartime history of place that served as the Austria - Italian frontline during World War I, and discover surprising cultures within charming villages, where the ancient customs of the Ladin people still thrive and Austrian and Italian influences seamlessly blend.

And he puts just as much thought into his custom day trips to see ancient Knossos or the Hellenistic and Roman ruins at Aptera.

Present - day Peru owes much of its culture and customs to the ancient Inca Civilization that dominated most of Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia, as well as parts of Colombia, Chile, and Argentina.

Defence of the Ancients, or DotA as it is more commonly known, began life as a custom scenario for Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos.

Finally, Mahjong Tales: Ancient Wisdom is set to gain 25 all new layouts to beat in Infinity mode, as well as a level editor that allows players to create their own layouts from scratch and share their creations with other gamers by hosting an online multiplayer game on their custom - created level.

Josh sends this cartoon along (and now an updated version) in reference to Paleoscientist: Mann's recent work was a «crock of xxxx» Philip Bratby was the inspiration with this comment at BH: «More politely known as «a pile of poo», the term «a crock of shit» derives from an ancient Roman custom that coincidentally took...

As to be expected, after such a long period of intense colonisation, ancient laws and customs were represented by what Cane calls «an attenuated core of language and mythology».