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English

Etymology

From adjective ritualis, from noun rituum, rite, + adjective suffix -alis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈrɪ.tʃu.əl/
  • An audio transcript can be found at en-us-ritual.ogg


Adjective

  1. Related to a rite or repeated set of actions.
  2. : They performed the ritual lighting of the candles.


Derived terms


Translations

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  • Hungarian: , ,

Noun

  1. rite; a repeated set of actions
  2. : They carried out the ritual carefully.


Derived terms


Translations

fa:ritual fr:ritual ko:ritual hy:ritual io:ritual it:ritual hu:ritual pt:ritual ru:ritual ta:ritual te:ritual vi:ritual tr:ritual zh:ritual

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Ritual \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.
[1913 Webster]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Ritual \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.
[1913 Webster]

2. Hence, the code of ceremonies observed by an organization;
as, the ritual of the freemasons.
[1913 Webster]

3. A book containing the rites to be observed.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet ritual
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals;
"ritual killing"
2: 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
n 1: any customary observance or practice [syn: rite]
2: the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies
3: stereotyped behavior
Moby Dictionary
High-Church , Sefer Torah , Torah , Torah scroll , Virginal , amenities ,
automatic , baccalaureate service , baptismal , bon ton , breviary ,
buckram , canon , celebration , ceremonial , ceremonies , ceremonious ,
ceremoniousness , ceremony , church book , civilities , commencement ,
conformity , consuetude , convention , conventional , convocation ,
custom , customary , decorous , dignities , dignity , duty , elegancies ,
empty formality , established way , etiquette , eucharistic ,
euchologion , euchology , exercise , exercises , extrinsicality , farse ,
fashion , folkway , form , form of worship , formal , formalities ,
formality , formalization , formula , formular , formulary , function ,
gentilities , graces , graduation , graduation exercises , gravity ,
habitual , hieratic , holy rite , impersonality , inaugural ,
inauguration , initiation , institution , lectionary , litany ,
liturgic , liturgistic , liturgy , machzor , manner , manners , manual ,
missal , mode of worship , mores , mummery , mystery , observance ,
office , order of worship , ordinal , ordinance , paschal , performance ,
perfunctory , pomp , pomposity , pompous , pontifical , practice ,
praxis , prayer book , prescribed , prescribed form , prescription ,
primness , procedural , proper thing , protocol , religious ceremony ,
rigidness , rite , rite de passage , rite of passage , rites ,
ritual observance , rituale , ritualistic , rituality , rituals ,
routine , rubric , sacerdotal , sacrament , sacramental ,
sacramentarian , service , service book , siddur , social convention ,
solemn , solemnity , solemnization , standard behavior ,
standard usage , standing custom , starchiness , stately , stiffness ,
stiltedness , stylization , time-honored practice , tradition , usage ,
use , usual , way , weight , well-mannered , what is done , wont ,
wonting


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