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

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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

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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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