ritual
(adjective) of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals; “a ritual dance of Haiti”; “sedate little colonial tribe with its ritual tea parties”- Nadine Gordimer
ritual
(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals; “ritual killing”
ritual
(noun) stereotyped behavior
ritual, rite
(noun) any customary observance or practice
ritual
(noun) the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ritual (comparative more ritual, superlative most ritual)
Related to a rite or repeated set of actions.
ritual (countable and uncountable, plural rituals)
rite; a repeated set of actions
• litura
Source: Wiktionary
Rit"u*al, a.Etym: [L. ritualis, fr. ritus a rite: cf. F. rituel.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to rites or ritual; as, ritual service or sacrifices; the ritual law.
Rit"u*al, n. Etym: [Cf. F. rituel.]
1. A prescribed form of performing divine service in a particular church or communion; as, the Jewish ritual.
2. Hence, the code of ceremonies observed by an organization; as, the ritual of the freemasons.
3. A book containing the rites to be observed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
