(n.) The service or ceremony of sprinkling with holy water.
(n.) The brush or instrument used in sprinkling holy water; an aspergill.
Example Sentences:
(1) Asperger's , a high-functioning form of autism , mainly affects people's social interaction and communication skills.
(2) Some people with Asperger's syndrome may lose any sort of diagnostic label, but still require support, which they can only access via a diagnosis.
(3) Nominees: Sticks and Stones, Maroon Productions for Channel 4 Charlie and Lola "I am not sleepy and I will not go to bed", Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC Children's Breakthrough Award - Behind the Screen Jonathan Smith - Make Me Normal, Century Films for Channel 4 "The jury said that this year's winner had directed a moving and inspiring documentary which forced the audience to consider the impact of autism and Aspergers syndrome and how it can impact on the lives of those it affects."
(4) The term Asperger's Syndrome (AS) refers to a clinical picture characterized by social isolation in combination with odd and eccentric behaviour.
(5) McKinnon, who suffers from Asperger's syndrome, had been sought for extradition by the United States because he repeatedly hacked into government computer systems.
(6) Genetic factors play a part in causing autism and Asperger syndrome.
(7) In 2011, his mother remarried and Joseph, who said he suffered from Asperger syndrome, found it hard to connect with his new stepfather.
(8) The suggestion that their child may have an interesting condition called Asperger’s syndrome is more acceptable.” Wing went on to co-found the British National Autistic Society , which in Silberman’s view is still “decades ahead” of its US counterpart, Autism Speaks .
(9) Some Asperger's families opposed any change, fearing their children will lose a diagnosis and no longer be eligible for special services, but experts have said this will not be the case.
(10) It has been questioned whether Asperger's syndrome (AS) is in fact a specific (high functioning) subgroup of autism, rather than a distinct entity.
(11) "I was like: 'Why would we waste an actor like this on the part of the guy [who seems like he has] Asperger's?'"
(12) In a dramatic House of Commons statement, May told MPs she had taken the quasi-judicial decision on human rights grounds because of medical reports warning that McKinnon, 46, who has Asperger's syndrome and suffers from depressive illness, could kill himself if sent to stand trial in the US.
(13) Subsequently neither haloperidol nor a second antipsychotic drug altered the core features of Asperger's syndrome, despite suppressing the movement disorder.
(14) Outcome in autistic-like conditions is even more variable, ranging from excellent in many cases of so-called Asperger syndrome to gloomy in most cases of so-called disintegrative disorders.
(15) Equally, I know many people with Asperger's syndrome who believe that the term will not be lost: kept alive by diagnosticians, and themselves.
(16) It is suggested that Asperger's syndrome is a distinct syndrome from either schizoid or schizotypal personality disorder, but may be a risk factor for the development of schizoid personality disorder.
(17) It is suggested that there is still too little evidence clearly to single out the entity of Asperger's syndrome from the spectrum of autistic syndromes.
(18) Colin, from Merseyside, is trying to set up a hub for people with autism and Asperger's as part of a small team, after being frustrated with the lack of NHS provision.
(19) What is the worst thing is he has ASPERGERS and should not have been sent home on his own.” Others were supportive of the strict dress code, but Linda J Bussey wrote ironically: “Can you advise what thread count their underwear should be please?” School principal Elizabeth Churton posted a statement on the school website in which she defended the school’s actions, saying adequate warning had been given and reinforced in assemblies.
(20) An eight-year-old boy with Asperger's syndrome was given haloperidol to control agitation and aggressive outbursts.
Rite
Definition:
(n.) The act of performing divine or solemn service, as established by law, precept, or custom; a formal act of religion or other solemn duty; a solemn observance; a ceremony; as, the rites of freemasonry.
Example Sentences:
(1) The Vatican's spokesman Federico Lombardi insisted the rite took place in "a specific situation in which excluding the girls would have been inopportune in light of the simple aim of communicating a message of love to all".
(2) If that is not possible, they should issue visas on an urgent basis for their families so that they can travel to the US and perform the last rites."
(3) The challenge of eliminating the practice in a culture that sees it as a rite of passage is huge, but the stakes couldn't be higher.
(4) Annually thousands of teenage boys from the Xhosa tribe embark on a secretive rite of passage in Eastern Cape province, spending up to a month in seclusion where they study, undergo circumcision by a traditional surgeon, and apply white clay to their bodies.
(5) Chinese authorities in Aba refused to allow locals to carry out traditional funeral rites for Gepey so as not to provide an opportunity for Tibetans to gather and protest, Free Tibet said.
(6) At the same time, only half of millennials have a driver’s licence, a rite of passage for prior generations.
(7) It is devastating that jail is seen as a rite of passage for many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, part of the natural order of things.” Indigenous prisoner who killed himself wasn't in a 'safe' cell despite being at risk Read more He said a Labor government would fund three trials – in a city, a regional town and a remote community – of “justice reinvestment” programs, “redirecting funds spent on justice system to prevention and diversionary programs to address underlying causes of offending with disproportionately high levels of incarceration”.
(8) The authors present their experience with 28 patients who had incurred unstable thoracic or lumbar spine fractures and who were intraoperatively stabilized with the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital (TSRH) universal instrumentation system.
(9) Rigorous training Mentors receive rigorous training and use a "rites of passage" approach where mentees are encouraged to form strong and enduring bonds to the older men who guide them.
(10) He may also have been giving the last rites, but he picked up the rifle."
(11) You need to go through rites of passage that only a man can do.
(12) For young people in Hartlepool, one of the most deprived parts of the country, going to university is more than just a rite of passage.
(13) In the summer of 1982, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital (Dallas, TX, U.S.A.) sponsored a camp for paraplegic adolescents.
(14) The "teenager" has proved a highly workable rite of passage for the past 70 years.
(15) Are we talking about a religious rite--or about child abuse?
(16) His life reads like a blockbuster of its own – after Tribal Rites he continued writing, true stories mostly, and in 1983 was arrested for conspiring to import millions of dollars worth of heroin and cocaine into the US.
(17) Child marriage: we must urge action to stop girls' initiation rites | Persilia Muianga Read more The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, promised to end child marriage of under-15s by 2021 and reduce by more than one-third the number of girls married between the ages of 15 and 18, with the ultimate goal of eliminating the practice by 2041.
(18) All patients were treated by bracing at the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital from 1970 to 1980.
(19) While Respond is supportive of people with learning disabilities who are able to give consent and do make the decision to get married freely, Khan is keen to stress the importance of providing support for those who may be pressured into doing so: “Through our referral service, we aim to work towards removing labels which further victimise people, taking each case on its own merit and working with people to fully understand what is actually happening within each situation.” She explains how nuanced some of the cases can be: Within many families there can be a belief that marriage is a rite of passage and some families may even perhaps wish or hope that it will “cure” the person of learning disabilities.
(20) It has long been a painful rite of passage for German schoolchildren – learning "die Schreibschrift", a fiddly form of joined-up handwriting all pupils are expected to have mastered by the time they leave primary school.