The whole thing takes on a kind of magical intensity, a ritualistic element, if you like.

However, there is invariably a link between serial homicide with ritualistic elements and erotic satisfaction for the killer.

He got obsessed with those Los Angeles murders, too, the ritualistic elements.

In addition to ritualistic and spiritual elements, the medicine man had extensive knowledge of medicinal plants and how they should be used.

The unusual arrangement raised a0 question as to whether the killing involved ritualistic elements.

According to Ms. Pacios, the movie, along with related archival materials, has many of the same ritualistic elements associated with Short's murder.

But the dream imagery contained significant sexual, aggressive, hierarchical and ritualistic elements.

Emphasize the ritualistic elements of smoking, particularly fire and smoke.

There's a ritualistic element to tragedy that everyone shares; there's something curiously glorious in terms of the most horrible kind of events that happen.

The bizarre placement of petals and branches from a tulip tree around the body raised the question that the killing may have had a ritualistic element.