ritualisticadj.

Brit.

/ˌrɪtʃʊəˈlɪstɪk/,

/ˌrɪtʃᵿˈlɪstɪk/,

/ˌrɪtʃlˈɪstɪk/,

/ˌrɪtjʊəˈlɪstɪk/,

/ˌrɪtjᵿˈlɪstɪk/, U.S.

/ˌrɪtʃ(əw)əˈlɪstɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ritualist n., -ic suffix.

Etymology: < ritualist n. + -ic suffix (compare -istic suffix), originally after ritualism n.

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of ritualism or ritualists.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > observance, ritual > rule, rubric > [adjective] > observing slavishly

ceremonious1553

ritualistic1844

formalistic1856

spiky1893

1844 W. S. Gilly Vigilantius xxi. 468 Ritualistic forms came to be considered of the same value as that devout action of the soul, demanded by the revealed word of God.

1880 ‘Ouida’ Moths I. 141 She was very religious and strongly ritualistic.

1900 W. How Lighter Moments 41 Their clergyman was accused of ritualistic tendencies.

1949 R. K. Merton Social Theory iv. 140 The ritualistic type of adaptation can be readily identified.

1977 Lancs. Life Nov. 136/3 Very many people..do not attend church because they are bored by ritualistic services.

2003 D. J. Taylor Orwell vi. 123 The church was ritualistic and ‘high’ and he had some difficulty in following its exacting protocols.

2. Of the nature of or constituting a ritual.

ΚΠ

1920 S. Lewis Main St. ix. 108 The ritualistic occasions of formal afternoon calls.

1951 Canad. Jrnl. Econ. & Polit. Sci. 17 325 The ritualistic punctiliousness of nurses and pharmacists is a kind of built-in shock-absorber against the possible mistakes of the physician.

1965 E. Rosen & I. Gregory Abnormal Psychol. iv. 75/2 A magical attempt to wipe out a real or fancied guilt is termed undoing. The individual engages in ritualistic behavior.

1975 J. Symons Three Pipe Probl. xiv. 116 Dealers and croupiers presided..going through the ritualistic moves of distribution and collection.

2005 R. Metzner in M. Earleywine Mind-altering Drugs ii. 38 The ingestion of drugs that produce dependency always seems to become associated with ritualistic behaviour.

Derivatives

rituaˈlistically adv.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > observance, ritual > [adverb]

solemnlya1325

solenly1393

ritelyc1475

solenny1480

solemniouslya1578

ceremoniously1600

ritually1612

ceremonially1644

ritualistically1852

liturgically1864

1852 N. Brit. Rev. May 240 Two modes of the same Christianity, between which, ecclesiastically, doctrinally, and ritualistically, a great gulf yawns.

1964 J. Mitchell White Father vii. 137 Phrases were used ritualistically.

2001 R. G. Castro Chicano Folklore 252 The Zozobra is ritualistically burned at the beginning of the fiesta.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ritualistic
释义	ritualisticadj. Brit. /ˌrɪtʃʊəˈlɪstɪk/, /ˌrɪtʃᵿˈlɪstɪk/, /ˌrɪtʃlˈɪstɪk/, /ˌrɪtjʊəˈlɪstɪk/, /ˌrɪtjᵿˈlɪstɪk/, U.S. /ˌrɪtʃ(əw)əˈlɪstɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ritualist n., -ic suffix. Etymology: < ritualist n. + -ic suffix (compare -istic suffix), originally after ritualism n. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of ritualism or ritualists. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > observance, ritual > rule, rubric > [adjective] > observing slavishly ceremonious1553 ritualistic1844 formalistic1856 spiky1893 1844 W. S. Gilly Vigilantius xxi. 468 Ritualistic forms came to be considered of the same value as that devout action of the soul, demanded by the revealed word of God. 1880 ‘Ouida’ Moths I. 141 She was very religious and strongly ritualistic. 1900 W. How Lighter Moments 41 Their clergyman was accused of ritualistic tendencies. 1949 R. K. Merton Social Theory iv. 140 The ritualistic type of adaptation can be readily identified. 1977 Lancs. Life Nov. 136/3 Very many people..do not attend church because they are bored by ritualistic services. 2003 D. J. Taylor Orwell vi. 123 The church was ritualistic and ‘high’ and he had some difficulty in following its exacting protocols. 2. Of the nature of or constituting a ritual. ΚΠ 1920 S. Lewis Main St. ix. 108 The ritualistic occasions of formal afternoon calls. 1951 Canad. Jrnl. Econ. & Polit. Sci. 17 325 The ritualistic punctiliousness of nurses and pharmacists is a kind of built-in shock-absorber against the possible mistakes of the physician. 1965 E. Rosen & I. Gregory Abnormal Psychol. iv. 75/2 A magical attempt to wipe out a real or fancied guilt is termed undoing. The individual engages in ritualistic behavior. 1975 J. Symons Three Pipe Probl. xiv. 116 Dealers and croupiers presided..going through the ritualistic moves of distribution and collection. 2005 R. Metzner in M. Earleywine Mind-altering Drugs ii. 38 The ingestion of drugs that produce dependency always seems to become associated with ritualistic behaviour. Derivatives rituaˈlistically adv. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > observance, ritual > [adverb] solemnlya1325 solenly1393 ritelyc1475 solenny1480 solemniouslya1578 ceremoniously1600 ritually1612 ceremonially1644 ritualistically1852 liturgically1864 1852 N. Brit. Rev. May 240 Two modes of the same Christianity, between which, ecclesiastically, doctrinally, and ritualistically, a great gulf yawns. 1964 J. Mitchell White Father vii. 137 Phrases were used ritualistically. 2001 R. G. Castro Chicano Folklore 252 The Zozobra is ritualistically burned at the beginning of the fiesta. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1844
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