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a way of doing something in which the same actions are done in the same way every time: Coffee and the newspaper are part of my morning ritual. The birds were performing a complex mating ritual. a fixed set of actions and words, especially as part of a religious ceremony: This part of the ceremony is nothing more than formal ritual.
A ritual is a sequence of activities involving gestures, words, actions, or revered objects. Rituals may be prescribed by the traditions of a community, including a religious community. Rituals are characterized, but not defined, by formalism, traditionalism, invariance, rule-governance, sacral symbolism, and performance.
RITUAL meaning: 1 : a formal ceremony or series of acts that is always performed in the same way; 2 : an act or series of acts done in a particular situation and in the same way each time.
ritual. noun [ C or U ] us / ˈrɪtʃ.u.əl / uk / ˈrɪtʃ.u.əl /. Add to word list. Add to word list. C2. a way of doing something in which the same actions are done in the same way every time: Coffee and the newspaper are part of my morning ritual. The birds were performing a complex mating ritual.
Ritual is often described as a symbolic expression of actual social relations, status, or the role of individuals in a society. Ritual is also described as referring to a transcendent, numinous (spiritual) reality and to the ultimate values of a community.
noun. an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite. a system or collection of religious or other rites. observance of set forms in public worship. a book of rites or ceremonies. a book containing the offices to be used by priests in administering the sacraments and for visitation of the sick, burial of the dead, etc.
an activity or a set of actions that are always done in the same way or at the same time, sometimes as part of a religion: Coffee and the paper are part of my morning ritual. ritualistic. adjective uk / ˌrɪtju ə lˈɪstɪk / us. done as a ritual. (Definition of ritual from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
