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ritual
[ rich-oo-uhl ]
noun
- an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- a system or collection of religious or other rites.
- observance of set forms in public worship.
- a book of rites or ceremonies.
- a book containing the offices to be used by priests in administering the sacraments and for visitation of the sick, burial of the dead, etc.
- a prescribed or established rite, ceremony, proceeding, or service:
the ritual of the dead.
- prescribed, established, or ceremonial acts or features collectively, as in religious services.
- any practice or pattern of behavior regularly performed in a set manner.
- a prescribed code of behavior regulating social conduct, as that exemplified by the raising of one's hat or the shaking of hands in greeting.
- Psychiatry. a specific act, as hand-washing, performed repetitively to a pathological degree, occurring as a common symptom of obsessive-compulsive neurosis.
adjective
- of the nature of or practiced as a rite or ritual:
a ritual dance.
Synonyms: , ,
- of or relating to rites or ritual:
ritual laws.
ritual
/ ˈɪʊə /
noun
- the prescribed or established form of a religious or other ceremony
- such prescribed forms in general or collectively
- stereotyped activity or behaviour
- psychol any repetitive behaviour, such as hand-washing, performed by a person with a compulsive personality disorder
- any formal act, institution, or procedure that is followed consistently
the ritual of the law
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of religious, social, or other rituals
Derived Forms
- ˈٳܲ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- u·· adverb
- t·u· adjective
- ·u· adjective
- ܲ·u· adjective
- un·u·· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ritual1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Close to the pagoda, we saw Buddhist funeral rituals being held on the street outside a destroyed house.
Across three series of the BAFTA-winning Tribe, viewers have seen Parry taking the psychedelic drug ayahuasca, having his nose pierced with a thorn and taking part in numerous rituals.
"The stone platform predates the standing stone itself, suggesting continuous ritual use of this site over hundreds of years, strongly linked to the water and the importance it held for Bronze Age communities."
Prayers for the dead have become a regular ritual in al-Mabrouka, a neighbourhood in the western al-Thawra district of Omdurman that is in the line of fire between the army and the RSF.
There is the Moment of Silence, a ritual after a patient’s death in which nurses and doctors join the patient’s loved ones in the hospital room to honor their passing.
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