ritual

²ritual

noun

Definition of RITUAL

1

: the established form for a ceremony; specifically : the order of words prescribed for a religious ceremony

2

a : ritual observance; specifically : a system of rites b : a ceremonial act or action c : an act or series of acts regularly repeated in a set precise manner

Examples of RITUAL

1. The priest will perform the ritual.
2. He was buried simply, without ceremony or ritual.
3. the daily ritual of preparing breakfast
4. His day-to-day life is based on ritual.

First Known Use of RITUAL

1649

Related to RITUAL

Synonyms: custom, fashion, habitude, pattern, practice (also practise), habit, second nature, trick, way, wont

Related Words: addiction; disposition; bent, inclination, proclivity, set, tendency, tenor, turn; bag, convention, form, mode, style; usage, use; deportment, manners, mores; drill, groove, jog trot, regime (also régime), regimen, rote, routine, rut; affectation, airs, pose; attribute, characteristic, mark, trait; eccentricity, kink, oddity, peculiarity, quirk, singularity, tic

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Other Religion (Eastern and Other) Terms

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