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RITUAL
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
Etymology
Adjective
ritual (comparative more ritual, superlative most ritual)
Related to a rite or repeated set of actions.
Noun
ritual (countable and uncountable, plural rituals)
rite; a repeated set of actions
Anagrams
• 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
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