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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
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"
3. Noun. The prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies.
Specialized synonyms: Ablution, Celebration, Solemnisation, Solemnization, Communion, Holy Communion, Manduction, Sacramental Manduction
Generic synonyms: Pattern, Practice
Derivative terms: Ritualize
Generic synonyms: Pattern, Practice
Derivative terms: Ritualize
4. Adjective. Of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals. "Sedate little colonial tribe with its ritual tea parties"
5. Noun. Stereotyped behavior.
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)