Meaning of RITUAL
| Pronunciation: | | 'richooul
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- [n] stereotyped behavior
- [n] any customary observance or practice
- [n] the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies
- [adj] 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
- [adj] of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals; "ritual killing"
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| | Synonyms: | | rite |
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| | See Also: | | betrothal, celebration, ceremonial dance, Communion, custom, espousal, habit, Holy Communion, manduction, marriage, marriage ceremony, pattern, practice, ritual dance, ritual dancing, sacramental manduction, solemnisation, solemnization, usage, usance, use, wedding, wont | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Rit"u*al\, a.[L. ritualis, fr. ritus a rite: cf. F.
rituel.]
Of or pertaining to rites or ritual; as, ritual service or
sacrifices; the ritual law.
\Rit"u*al\, n. [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.
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| | Definition: | | behavior that has become highly formalized and stereotyped. |
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