Literary notes about practiced (AI summary)
The term “practiced” takes on varied nuances throughout literary discourse, often implying habitual performance, acquired skill, or the systematic application of an activity. It is employed to stress both the rigor of a learned art and the regularity of a tradition—ranging from ceremonial rituals, as in water purifications [1], to the honing of physical or intellectual skills such as music and hunting [2][3]. In historical and cultural contexts, it describes behaviors that are institutionalized or customary, whether in religious rites [4][5] or in practices like medicine and law [6][7]. At times, its use highlights expertise and propriety, as seen with the "practiced" eyes discerning a nuance [8] or the seamless execution of a pianist’s performance [9]. Conversely, it can point to repeated, even if morally questionable, acts such as deception or fraud [10]. Overall, “practiced” conveys a sense of mastery and sustained effort, cementing its role as a descriptor for actions that have been refined through repetition and experience [11][12].
- "They practiced certain ceremonial purifications by water.
— from The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors; Or, Christianity Before Christ by Kersey Graves - She looked the people through and through with her black eyes, rode her horse as bravely as a man, and could fire off her gun like a practiced hunter.
— from Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by H. C. Andersen - You know, he has a splendid voice; we practiced songs together along the road.
— from Anna Karenina by graf Leo Tolstoy - "They practiced the extremest charity to the poor."
— from The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors; Or, Christianity Before Christ by Kersey Graves - Private prayer should be practiced by every Christian.
— from The Pursuit of God by A. W. Tozer - —Arranging for a Filipino agricultural colony in British North Borneo. Practiced medicine in Hongkong.
— from Rizal's own story of his life by José Rizal - In 1824 he practiced law and aspired to become a substitute judge.
— from Repertory of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A — Z by Cerfberr and Christophe - Kennon handed it over and the big man scanned the card with practiced eyes.
— from The Lani People by Jesse F. Bone - The practiced pianist touches the right keys without thinking of them.
— from A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud - He practiced his customary arts of fraud and delay, but he practiced them without success.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - Odin also understood the art in which the greatest power is lodged, and which he himself practiced, namely, what is called magic.
— from The Younger Edda; Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson - He learned the business thoroughly and for six years practiced his art in Germany, Belgium, France, England and Scandinavia.
— from Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome by Apicius