释义 |
rit·u·al·ist \-ələ̇st\ noun (-s) 1. : one skilled in or attached to a ritual : one who studies ritual 2. a. : one who advocates or practices the increased use of religious ritual especially to an extent often deemed excessive by others b. usually capitalized : a member of the High Church party in the Anglican communion 3. : one rigidly conforming to established procedures or institutional norms < the syndrome of the social ritualist — R.K.Merton > < like a trout fisherman he is a fanatical ritualist — Bernard DeVoto > |