| 单词 | rite of intensification |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrite of intensification rite of intensification n. [compare earlier rite of passage n.] Cultural Anthropology a rite performed by a social group to mark a significant event and to strengthen the bonds between its members. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > observance, ritual > kinds of rite > expressing solidarity > [noun] rite of intensification1947 1947 E. D. Chapple & C. S. Coon Princ. Anthropol. xxi. 507 A Rite of Intensification..restores equilibrium for the group after a disturbance affecting all or most of its members. 1959 W. Goldschmidt Understanding Human Society v. 178 Rituals involving the whole community, called rites of intensification, re-enforce the initiate's sense of belonging and serve to strengthen group ties. 1978 W. A. Haviland Cultural Anthropol. (ed. 2) xiii. 346/1 Rites of intensification..are particularly common among horticultural and agricultural people, with their planting, first fruit, and harvest ceremonies. 2003 C. D. Bryant Handbk. of Death & Dying i. 79/2 The Days of the Dead festival serves functionally as a rite of intensification, reuniting both living and dead members of a family into a cohesive whole. < as lemmas |
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