Another way of avoiding some of the rituals and costs of a traditional funeral is for the decedent to donate some or all of her or his body to a medical school or similar institution for the purpose of instruction in anatomy, or for similar purposes.

Smoke is used in rituals, when incense, sage, or resin is burned to produce a smell for spiritual purposes.

Spells traditionally were cast by many methods, such as by the inscription of runes or sigils on an object to give it magical powers ; by the immolation or binding of a wax or clay image ( poppet ) of a person to affect him or her magically ; by the recitation of incantations ; by the performance of physical rituals ; by the employment of magical herbs as amulets or potions ; by gazing at mirrors, swords or other specula ( scrying ) for purposes of divination ; and by many other means.

The rituals mentioned, as well as others, served two purposes: to ensure that the dead journeyed and stayed in the other realm, and to receive blessings from the spirit realm.

The Church of Satan has decided that it no longer needs to formally recognize Grottoes for members to socialize or organize rituals, since most members use online forums for these purposes.

Cockfighting are fights between two roosters, organised by humans for the secular purposes of gambling or entertainment ; or used for religious purposes such as religious rituals.

Charred cannabis seeds found in a brazier at a 3rd millennium BCE archaeological site in present day Romania indicate that braziers were used for cultural rituals, as well as for more mundane domestic purposes.

It has been conjectured that they could have been used to synchronize a calendar to the solar cycle for purposes of planting crops or timing religious rituals.

In comparison with other regional song traditions, e. g. joik, there is no evidence that this genre has been used in religious rituals or for other purposes.

The practice of torturing animals for divination purposes is found in ancient cultures, and some modern religions such as Santeria continue to do animal sacrifices for healing and other rituals.

A candlestick, chamberstick, or candelabrum ( plural: candelabra ) is a holder for one or more candles, used for illumination, rituals, or decorative purposes.

The Book of Blotar is a book of rituals published by the Odinic Rite for the purposes of celebrating Odinism.

One of the stated purposes of The Grand College of Rites is the prevention, within the larger community of Freemasonry, of the revival or usage of any rituals that are not currently in use in the United States.

The Bishops of the contemporary Church have developed rituals for all of these purposes, as well as infant benedictions, exorcisms, consecration of holy oil, funerals, and home administration of the Eucharist to the sick.

Since the hazards of poor communication are so great, p can be justified as a habitable site only on the basis of unusual productivity such as is made available by a waterfall for milling purposes, a mine, or a sugar maple camp.

It will determine the amount of money to be spent by the college and will certify this amount to the board of freeholders, which `` shall appropriate in the same manner as other appropriations are made by it the amount so certified and the amount shall be assessed, levied and collected in the same manner as moneys appropriated for other purposes ''.

It is difficult to tabulate exactly what was meant in each individual situation, but the conclusion may be drawn that 21 towns do not assess movable personal property, and of the remainder only certain types are valued for tax purposes.

Research and development activities undertaken by the Secretary shall be coordinated or conducted jointly with the Department of Defense to the end that developments under this Act which are primarily of a civil nature will contribute to the defense of the Nation and that developments which are primarily of a military nature will, to the greatest practicable extent compatible with military and security requirements, be available to advance the purposes of this Act and to strengthen the civil economy of the Nation.

And some, which are suitable for tree growing and for other National Forest purposes, are unmanaged or in need of expensive rehabilitation, and are contributing nothing to the economy ; ;

The Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. at Carleton are connected with the corresponding national organizations and carry out their general purposes.

There are many varieties of coolers and they serve many purposes.

Sizable amounts of soybean, coconut, and palm kernel oil -- seed oils that are produced primarily for food purposes -- also are used to make soaps, detergents, and paint resins.

There are motels for all purposes and all tastes.

In French, these are not considered to be additional letters for the purposes of collation.

Outdoor adventurous activities are typically undertaken for the purposes of recreation or excitement: examples are adventure racing and adventure tourism.

Regions as defined in this context are merely for statistical, geographical, geological and climate related purposes and do not refer to an administrative division.

Many members of this family are cultivated for various purposes.

It has established a Ministry of Environment and has introduced a pollution fee system by which taxes are levied on air and water emissions and solid waste disposal. The resulting revenues are used for unknown purposes.

Reported to have a bitter and unpleasant taste, they are more useful for survival purposes.

Having due regard to the magic papyri, in which many of the unintelligible names of the Abrasax-stones reappear, besides directions for making and using gems with similar figures and formulas for magical purposes, it can scarcely be doubted that many of these stones are pagan amulets and instruments of magic.

Other major ideas in the book of Amos include: social justice and concern for the disadvantaged ; the idea that Israel's covenant with God did not exempt them from accountability for sin ; God is God of all nations ; God is judge of all nations ; God is God of moral righteousness ; God made all people ; God elected Israel and then liberated Israel so that He would be known throughout the world ; election by God means that those elected are responsible to live according to the purposes clearly outlined to them in the covenant ; if God destroys the unjust, a remnant will remain ; and God is free to judge whether to redeem Israel.

This is one of a series of articles about the differences between British English and American English, which, for the purposes of these articles, are defined as follows:

With modern instrumentation these tests are rarely used but can be useful for educational purposes and in field work or other situations where access to state-of-the-art instruments are not available or expedient.

Examples of well-regarded asymmetric key techniques for varied purposes include:

As a Roman province, the boundaries of Bithynia frequently varied, and it was commonly united for administrative purposes with the province of Pontus.

The ratio of acrylamide to bisacrylamide can be varied for special purposes.

) As a result, there are a number of different types of copper foil available for flex circuit applications to serve the varied purposes of different end products.

The battlements of the Arabs had a more decorative and varied character, and were continued from the 13th century onwards not so much for defensive purposes as for a crowning feature to the walls.

Over the centuries, leases have served many purposes and the nature of legal regulation has varied according to those purposes and the social and economic conditions of the times.

Besides the anthropologist's reason — better understanding of a particular culture in its own terms, that is, for the purposes of cultural anthropology — there are very varied reasons behind the interest of the mythographer.

*" Of the many and varied purposes for which law is made, none is more important than that of declaring, protecting and realising the full potential of human rights.

The purposes are varied:

These plans were later varied to allow parts of the building to be used by a building society, for retail purposes and as a restaurant.

The plans varied in efficacy and intention, from propagandistic purposes to effective disruption of the Cuban government and economy.

The art of Canoe building was varied across the group and had several different types but of a similar design, the Camakau was a small twin hulled canoe for fishing or small transportation purposes, the most impressive of Canoes in Fiji were that of the Drua.

Bantams have become increasingly popular as pets as well as for show purposes because they are smaller and have more varied and exotic colors and feather patterns than other chickens.

In Guangzhou, however, the chi used for local trade varied from 14. 625 to 14. 81 inch ( 37. 15 – 37. 62 cm )-i. e., very close to the modern chek ; the value fixed by a Sino-British treaty for the purposes of customs duties in Hong Kong was 14. 1 inch ( 35. 81 cm ).

In doing so, the strengths, purposes and varied philosophies of its predecessors combined to become the single voice of industrial design in the US.

The ability to quickly record impressions through sketching has found varied purposes in today's culture.

These purposes are as varied as the nature of information itself — to inform, persuade, or stimulate.