ritualian.
/ˌrɪtʃʊˈeɪlɪə/, /ˌrɪtjʊˈeɪlɪə/, U.S. /ˌrɪtʃʊˈeɪliə/ Objects used in or connected with rites. Also: ritual activities.
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1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 5 Nov. 864/2 The records of this synagogue may contain papers of great interest, and its ritualia certainly include objects of considerable beauty.
1936 R. Heppenstall in R. Copeland & M. Cohen What is Dance? (1983) iv. 272 The Dance of Dionysus..was a free expression of the ecstasy of the whole community... Its forms are valid only as communal ritualia.
1974 Burlington Mag. Nov. p. clx/2 (advt.) Magnificent silver, ritualia, embroideries, prints and manuscripts.
2003 P. Post et al. Disaster Ritual iii. 148 The foot and lower branches of the tree became a place for the deposit of ritualia.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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