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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rit•u•al /ˈrɪtʃuəl/USA pronunciation n. - Religion
- [countable] an established procedure for a religious or other rite:rituals for the dead.
- [uncountable] a system of such rites:the comfort of ritual during a time of loss.
- a practice regularly performed in a definite manner:[countable]Another ritual was the annual tea party.
- Religion prescribed or ceremonial acts, thought of as a group:[uncountable]falling back on ritual when a new development occurs.
adj. [before a noun] - of or relating to a rite or ritual:a ritual dance.
rit•u•al•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rit•u•al (rich′o̅o̅ əl),USA pronunciation n. - Religionan established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- Religiona system or collection of religious or other rites.
- Religionobservance of set forms in public worship.
- Religiona book of rites or ceremonies.
- Religiona book containing the offices to be used by priests in administering the sacraments and for visitation of the sick, burial of the dead, etc.
- Religiona prescribed or established rite, ceremony, proceeding, or service:the ritual of the dead.
- Religionprescribed, established, or ceremonial acts or features collectively, as in religious services.
- any practice or pattern of behavior regularly performed in a set manner.
- a prescribed code of behavior regulating social conduct, as that exemplified by the raising of one's hat or the shaking of hands in greeting.
- Psychiatrya specific act, as hand-washing, performed repetitively to a pathological degree, occurring as a common symptom of obsessive-compulsive neurosis.
adj. - of the nature of or practiced as a rite or ritual:a ritual dance.
- of or pertaining to rites or ritual:ritual laws.
- Latin rītuālis, equivalent. to rītu-, stem of rītus rite + -ālis -al1
- 1560–70
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See ceremony.
- 11.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ceremonial, formal, sacramental.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ritual /ˈrɪtjʊəl/ n - the prescribed or established form of a religious or other ceremony
- such prescribed forms in general or collectively
- stereotyped activity or behaviour
- any formal act, institution, or procedure that is followed consistently: the ritual of the law
adj - of, relating to, or characteristic of religious, social, or other rituals
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin rītuālis, from rītus riteˈritually adv |