Definition of ritual Ritual
/ɹɪˈʧuʌl/ - [richuul] - rit•u•al
We found 14 definitions of ritual from 6 different sources.
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What does ritual mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: rituals |
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| ritual - any customary observance or practice | ||
| rite | ||
| usage, usance, custom the customary manner in which a language (or a form of a language) is spoken or written; "English usage"; "a usage borrowed from French" | ||
| ceremonial dance, ritual dance, ritual dancing a dance that is part of a religious ritual | ||
| betrothal, espousal the act of becoming betrothed or engaged | ||
| marriage ceremony, wedding, marriage the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed | ||
| ritual - the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies | ||
| practice, pattern a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern" | ||
| ablution the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels | ||
| solemnisation, solemnization, celebration any joyous diversion | ||
| ritual - stereotyped behavior | ||
| habit, use (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; "owls have nocturnal habits"; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it" | ||
Adjectiveritual, ritualer, ritualest |
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| ritual - 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"- Nadine Gordimer | ||
| ritual - of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals; "ritual killing" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- ritual (a.)
Of or pertaining to rites or ritual; as, ritual service or sacrifices; the ritual law. - ritual (n.)
A prescribed form of performing divine service in a particular church or communion; as, the Jewish ritual. - ritual (n.)
Hence, the code of ceremonies observed by an organization; as, the ritual of the freemasons. - ritual (n.)
A book containing the rites to be observed.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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ritual
A repeated set of actions.
Wikipedia 
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A Ritual (or a "Rite") is a set of actions people do. In a ritual, the actions are important for their symbolic significance. Every action stands for a particular thing. Rituals are always done in the same way.
Very often, rituals have a religious significance. They mark a passage or a change. Danger might be involved in carrying out the ritual.
Through a certain ritual, a boy might show that he is now a man, for example.
When the ritual has been performed successfully, it is usually followed by a celebration.
Part of speech
🔤- ritual, noun, singular of rituals.
- ritual, adjective, not comparable.
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