Historical Rituals

noun a devotional exercise of the Roman Catholic Church, traditionally recited at 6 a.m., noon, and 6 p.m., commemorating the Incarnation of Jesus Christ

• The church bells rang the Angelus at noon.
• I always pause for a moment when I hear the Angelus chime.
• Let's meet up after the Angelus for a drink.
• The peaceful sound of the Angelus filled the air, calming everyone around.

noun a sign of what will happen in the future; an omen or prediction

• The priest performed an augury to predict the outcome of the harvest.
• Some people still believe in reading tea leaves as a form of augury.
• I don't put much stock in that crystal ball augury stuff.
• The dark clouds gathering overhead were an augury of the impending storm.

noun the state of being recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church

• The beatification process for the candidate has been initiated by the Vatican.
• They are planning a big celebration for the beatification of the local saint.
• Did you hear about the beatification party happening next week?
• The beatification of her character was evident in the way she always helped others without expecting anything in return.

noun a confused noise; din

• The townspeople organized a charivari to protest against the new tax laws.
• We're planning a charivari for John's birthday next week.
• Let's have a charivari to show our support for the team.
• The cacophony of car horns outside created a charivari of sound.

noun a place or object used for making offerings to a deity in order to appease or reconcile

adjective serving to appease or make favorable; intended to reconcile or appease

• The priest conducted the propitiatory ritual to appease the gods.
• The propitiatory offering was made to ensure good luck.
• I heard they did a propitiatory dance to ward off bad vibes.
• Her smile acted as a propitiatory gesture to smooth over the awkward situation.

noun a receptacle or cabinet in a church where sacred vessels, vestments, etc., are kept

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• The sacred relics were placed in the sacrarium for safekeeping.
• You can find the old artifacts in the sacrarium at the back of the church.
• I heard there's some cool stuff in the sacrarium, wanna check it out?
• The artist's studio was like a sacrarium for creativity, filled with inspiration and ideas.