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Bathing is not the same as hygiene Hygiene is done to prevent the transmission of infectious disease, said Hamblin, while cleansing is more personal and ritualistic.
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Andrea Kane, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
There’s something oddly satisfying and ritualistic about applying these rollerball oils.
—Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2025
Additional evidence in the caves also points to the site serving as a semi-permanent Neanderthal encampment likely used for toolmaking, hunting, or perhaps even ritualistic activities.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024
The remains were surrounded by goat horns, which some researchers interpret as evidence of symbolic or ritualistic practices.
—Anna Nordseth, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Andrea Kane, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
There’s something oddly satisfying and ritualistic about applying these rollerball oils.
—Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2025
Additional evidence in the caves also points to the site serving as a semi-permanent Neanderthal encampment likely used for toolmaking, hunting, or perhaps even ritualistic activities.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024
The remains were surrounded by goat horns, which some researchers interpret as evidence of symbolic or ritualistic practices.
—Anna Nordseth, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Ritualistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ritualistic. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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