ritual meaning

Noun: ritual  richooul

1. Any customary observance or practice
   - rite 
2. The prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies 
3. Stereotyped behaviour

Adjective: ritual  richooul

1. Of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals
   "ritual killing" 
2. Of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals
   "a ritual dance of Haiti"; "sedate little colonial tribe with its ritual tea parties"

Derived forms: rituals

See also: rite, ritualize

Type of: custom, habit, pattern, practice, usage, usance, use

Encyclopedia: Ritual

[Medicine]
n : any act or practice regularly repeated in a set precise manner for relief of anxiety ‹obsessive-compulsive rituals›

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1. he performed his ablution before the ritual.
2. today that ritual is just a fond memory.
3. clear evidence of his intent is to prolong the ritual.
4. gwen meighen occupied with pre-takeoff rituals.
5. this was the monthly ritual.