ritual

Speech parts

1. ritual - Noun

2. ritual - Adjective

Meaning

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

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

Hence, the code of ceremonies observed by an organization; as, the ritual of the freemasons.

A book containing the rites to be observed.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

rite practice ceremony protocol custom worship ceremonial liturgy observance ordinance formality tradition rite of passage eucharistic paschal
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Antonyms

callow evil fresh baby corrupt abortion
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Hypernyms

use practice pattern usage custom habit

Hyponyms

communion Holy Communion marriage wedding celebration betrothal

Phrases with the word

jewish ritual text jewish boy's acceptance ritual jewish initiation ritual sun ritual solar ritual myth-ritual theory

Anagrams

litura itular

Examples

Infelicity is an ill to which all acts are heir which have the general character of ritual or ceremonial, all conventional acts. J. L. Austin

The gods had gone away, and the ritual of the religion continued senselessly, uselessly. Ray Bradbury

No known human group... simply throw[s] out its dead without any ritual or ceremony. In stark contrast, no animal practices burial of dead individuals of its own species. Theodosius Dobzhansky

This world... belongs to the strong, my friend! The ritual of our existence is based on the strong getting stronger by devouring the weak. Ken Kesey

There ought, I thought, to be a ritual for being born twice - patched, retreaded and approved for the road. Sylvia Plath

The shared meal elevates eating from a mechanical process of fueling the body to a ritual of family and community, from the mere animal biology to an act of culture. Michael Pollan

Close letter words and terms

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