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- DictionaryRit·u·al/ˈriCH(əw)əl/
noun
- 1. a religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order: "the role of ritual in religion"
adjective
- 1. relating to or done as a religious or solemn rite: "ritual burial"
a prescribed or established rite, ceremony, proceeding, or service: the ritual of the dead. prescribed, established, or ceremonial acts or features collectively, as in religious services. any practice or pattern of behavior regularly performed in a set manner.
As an adjective, ritual means "conforming to religious rites," which are the sacred, customary ways of celebrating a religion or culture. Different communities have different ritual practices, like meditation in Buddhism, or baptism in Christianity. We also call the ceremony itself a ritual.
2 days ago · A ritual is a religious service or other ceremony which involves a series of actions performed in a fixed order. This is the most ancient, and holiest of the Shinto rituals. These ceremonies were already part of pre-Christian ritual in Mexico. Synonyms: ceremony, rite, ceremonial, sacrament More Synonyms of ritual.
something that is done regularly and always in the same way. Sunday lunch with the in-laws has become something of a ritual. Definition of ritual noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a prescribed or established rite, ceremony, proceeding, or service: the ritual of the dead. prescribed, established, or ceremonial acts or features collectively, as in religious services. any practice or pattern of behavior regularly performed in a set manner.
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)
ritual. noun. /ˈrɪtʃuəl/ [countable, uncountable] a series of actions that are always performed in the same way, especially as part of a religious ceremony religious rituals She objects to the ritual of organized religion. Topic Collocations. Take your English to the next level.
