Definition of Ritual

1. Noun. Any customary observance or practice.

Exact synonyms: Rite
Generic synonyms: Custom, Usage, Usance
Terms within: Ceremonial Dance, Ritual Dance, Ritual Dancing
Specialized synonyms: Betrothal, Espousal, Marriage, Marriage Ceremony, Wedding, Rite Of Passage
Derivative terms: Ritualize

2. Adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals. "Ritual killing"
Partainyms: Religious Rite
Derivative terms: Rite

3. Noun. The prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies.

4. Adjective. Of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals. "Sedate little colonial tribe with its ritual tea parties"
Partainyms: Rite
Derivative terms: Rite

5. Noun. Stereotyped behavior.
Generic synonyms: Habit, Use

Definition of Ritual

1. a. Of or pertaining to rites or ritual; as, ritual service or sacrifices; the ritual law.

2. n. A prescribed form of performing divine service in a particular church or communion; as, the Jewish ritual.

Definition of Ritual

1. a system of rites [n -S]

Medical Definition of Ritual

1. In psychiatry and psychology, any psychomotor activity (e.g., morbid handwashing) sustained by an individual to relieve anxiety or forestall its development; typically seen in obsessive-compulsive neurosis. Origin: L. Ritualis, fr. Ritus, rite (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ritual

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rits
ritt
ritted
Rittenhouse
Rittenhouse-Manogian procedure
ritter
Ritter's law
Ritter's opening tetanus
Ritter-Rollet phenomenon
ritters
ritter disease
ritting
ritts
ritual (current term)
ritual (current term)
ritualise
ritualism
ritualisms
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ritualistic
ritualistically
ritualistic behaviour
ritualists
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ritualizations
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