| It was only by religious rites that the aleatory element in the struggle for existence could be controlled. |
| The birk held a high place in the secret rites and customs of the Ballad Age. |
| Equally so the rites, ceremonies, and nature of the cabalistic order he established. |
| He broke the white wafer into small pieces and placed one in his mouth, whispering the rites of Communion. |
| In the introduction of the funeral pile and the cinerary urn, we have one important evidence of the adoption of novel rites. |
| Dead bodies were to be covered in bleach, and typical burial rites of kissing and touching ignored. |
