RITUALIST

ritualist

(noun) a social anthropologist who is expert on rites and ceremonies

ritualist

(noun) an advocate of strict observance of ritualistic forms

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ritualist (plural ritualists)

One skilled in ritual.

One excessively concerned with religious ritual.

One rigidly adhering to institutional procedures.

Source: Wiktionary


Rit"u*al*ist, n. Etym: [CF. F. ritualiste.]

Definition: One skilled un, or attached to, a ritual; one who advocates or practices ritualism.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

6 March 2025

LEPTOMENINGES

(noun) the two innermost layers of the meninges; cerebrospinal fluid circulates between these innermost layers


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

coffee icon