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Definition of Ritualistic
1. Adjective. Of or characterized by or adhering to ritualism. "The ritualistic killing of a sheep"
Definition of Ritualistic
1. a. Pertaining to, or in accordance with, a ritual; adhering to ritualism.
Definition of Ritualistic
1. Adjective. In the manner of a ritual. ¹
2. Adjective. Of or relating to habitual behavior. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ritualistic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ritualistic
Literary usage of Ritualistic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Social Theory of Religious Education by George Albert Coe (1917)
"CHAPTER XXII THE ritualistic PROTESTANT TYPE Fundamental characteristics of the
... By the ritualistic type of Christian education is meant that which lays ..."
2. The Secret History of the Oxford Movement by Walter Walsh (1899)
"... knots "—Dr. Pusey secretly wears hair shirts—ritualistic Sisters of Mercy to
take the " Discipline"—A ritualistic Sister whipped most cruelly—Romanists ..."
3. The Secret History of the Oxford Movement by Walter Walsh (1899)
"... knots "—Dr. Pusey secretly wears hair shirts—ritualistic Sisters of Mercy to
take the " Discipline"—A ritualistic Sister whipped most cruelly—Romanists ..."
4. Jewish Ceremonial Institutions and Customs by William Rosenau (1903)
"CHAPTER XIV ritualistic SLAUGHTERING Before closing the treatment of Jewish
ceremonial institutions, a word should be said about the ritualistic ..."
5. Jewish Ceremonial Institutions and Customs by William Rosenau (1912)
"CHAPTER XIV ritualistic SLAUGHTERING Before closing the treatment of Jewish
ceremonial institutions, a word should be said about the ritualistic ..."
6. ... An Encyclopedia of Freemasonry and Its Kindred Sciences, Comprising the by Albert Gallatin Mackey, Edward L. Hawkins, William James Hughan (1912)
"The ritualistic element of Freemasonry is that which relates to the due performance
of the rites and ceremonies of the Order. Like the rubrics of the church ..."
7. The Archaeological Journal by British Archaeological Association (1899)
"ritualistic ECCLESIOLOGY OF NORTH-EAST SOMERSET. ... and the pleasure of reading
a paper before this Institute, which I ventured to entitle ritualistic ..."