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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"
1. : the established form for a ceremony. specifically : the order of words prescribed for a religious ceremony. 2. a. : ritual observance. specifically : a system of rites. b. : a ceremonial act or action.
RITUAL definition: 1. a way of doing something in which the same actions are done in the same way every time: 2. a…. Learn more.
A ritual is a ceremony or action performed in a customary way. Your family might have a Saturday night ritual of eating a big spaghetti dinner and then taking a long walk to the ice cream shop.
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.
a set of actions or words performed in a regular way, often as part of a religious ceremony. A ritual is also any act done regularly, usually without thinking about it: [ C ] My morning ritual includes reading the newspaper while I drink my coffee.
A ritual is a way of behaving or a series of actions which people regularly carry out in a particular situation, because it is their custom to do so.
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.
Definition of ritual noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. a series of actions that are always performed in the same way, especially as part of a religious ceremony. She objects to the ritual of organized religion. Boys undergo a circumcision ritual to usher them into adulthood.
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.
Definition of ritual noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
