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rit·u·al

(rĭch′o͞o-əl)
n.
1.
a. A ceremony in which the actions and wording follow a prescribed form and order.
b. The body of ceremonies or rites used in a place of worship or by an organization: according to Catholic ritual.
2. A book of rites or ceremonial forms.
3. A set of actions that are conducted routinely in the same manner: My household chores have become a morning ritual.
4. Zoology A set of actions that an animal performs in a fixed sequence, often as a means of communication: the greeting ritual in baboons.
adj.
1. Associated with or performed according to a rite or ritual: a priest's ritual garments; a ritual sacrifice.
2. Being part of an established routine: a ritual glass of milk before bed.
[From Latin rītuālis, of rites, from rītus, rite; see rite.]
rit′u·al·ly adv.
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ritual

(ˈrɪtjʊəl)
n
1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the prescribed or established form of a religious or other ceremony
2. (Other Non-Christian Religions) the prescribed or established form of a religious or other ceremony
3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) such prescribed forms in general or collectively
4. (Other Non-Christian Religions) such prescribed forms in general or collectively
5. stereotyped activity or behaviour
6. (Psychology) psychol any repetitive behaviour, such as hand-washing, performed by a person with a compulsive personality disorder
7. any formal act, institution, or procedure that is followed consistently: the ritual of the law.
adj
8. (Ecclesiastical Terms) of, relating to, or characteristic of religious, social, or other rituals
9. (Other Non-Christian Religions) of, relating to, or characteristic of religious, social, or other rituals
[C16: from Latin rītuālis, from rītus rite]
ˈritually adv
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rit•u•al

(ˈrɪtʃ u əl)

n.
1.
a. an established procedure for a religious or other rite.
b. a system of such rites.
2. observance of set forms in public worship.
3. a book of rites or ceremonies.
4. prescribed, established, or ceremonial acts or features collectively.
5. any practice or pattern of behavior regularly performed in a set manner.
6. Psychiatry. a specific act, as hand-washing, performed repetitively to a pathological degree.
adj.
7. being or practiced as a rite or ritual: a ritual dance.
8. of or pertaining to rites or ritual: ritual laws.
[1560–70; < Latin rītuālis=rītu-, s. of rītus rite + -ālis -al 1]
rit′u•al•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:ritual - any customary observance or practice]ritual - any customary observance or practice
custom, usage, usance - accepted or habitual practice
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 act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage was conducted in the chapel"
rite of passage - a ritual performed in some cultures at times when an individual changes status (as from adolescence to adulthood)
2. ritual - the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies
ablution - the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels
practice, pattern - a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern"
solemnisation, solemnization, celebration - the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual; "the celebration of marriage"
Communion, Holy Communion, manduction, sacramental manduction - the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist; "the governor took Communion with the rest of the congregation"
3. 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"
Adj. 1. ritual - of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals; "ritual killing"
2. 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
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ritual

noun
1. ceremony, rite, ceremonial, sacrament, service, mystery, communion, observance, liturgy, solemnity This is the most ancient and holiest of the rituals.
2. custom, tradition, routine, convention, form, practice, procedure, habit, usage, protocol, formality, ordinance Italian culture revolves around the ritual of eating.
adjective
1. ceremonial, formal, conventional, routine, prescribed, stereotyped, customary, procedural, habitual, ceremonious Here, the conventions required me to make the ritual noises.
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ritual

noun
1. A formal act or set of acts prescribed by ritual:
2. A conventional social gesture or act without intrinsic purpose:
adjective
Of or characterized by ceremony:
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Translations
شَعَائِريّ شَعِيرَة طَقْس كَنَسيطَقْسي
rituálrituální
ritualrituelceremoniel
rituaalirituaalinen
ritualritualan
rituálisszertartásszertartásokszertartásosünnepélyes
helgisiîa-helgisiîir, ritúal
儀式儀式の
의례적인의식
rituálrituálny
obred
ritualrituell
เกี่ยวกับพิธีกรรมพิธีกรรมทางศาสนา
lễ nghitheo lễ nghi

ritual

[ˈrɪtjʊəl]
A. ADJ
1. [dancing, murder] → ritual
2. (fig) (= conventional) → consabido
in the ritual phrase → en la expresión consagrada
B. N
1. (Rel) (Christian) → ritual m, ceremonia f; (non-Christian) → rito m
2. (fig) (= custom) → rito m, ritual m
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ritual

[ˈrɪtʃuəl]
adj
[dancing, chanting, sacrifice, murder] → rituel(le)
[conventional] → rituel(le)
n
(RELIGION) → rituel m
(= habit) → rituel m
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ritual

adj
→ rituell ; ritual abuse → ritueller Missbrauch ; ritual murder → Ritualmord m
(usu hum: = usual) comments → üblich ; visit → üblich, gewohnheitsmäßig
n → Ritual nt; (pej also) → Zeremoniell nt no pl; the courtship ritual of frogs → das Paarungsverhalten der Frösche ; he went through the same old ritual (fig) → er durchlief dasselbe alte Ritual or Zeremoniell ; he went through the ritual of checking all the locks → er überprüfte nach dem üblichen Zeremoniell or Ritual, ob alles abgeschlossen war
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ritual

[ˈrɪtjʊəl] adj & n → rituale (m)
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rite

(rait) noun
a solemn ceremony, especially a religious one. marriage rites. rite طَقْس، إحْتِفال ритуал rito obřad der Ritus ceremoni; -ceremoni τελετή, ιεροτελεστία rito riitus مراسم؛ تشریفات riitti rite טקס रीति obred, ceremonija szertartás upacara helgiathöfn rito 儀式 엄숙하게 올리는 의식 apeigos, ritualas rituāls; ceremonija upacara rite seremoni, rite obrządek مراسم، تشریفات rito ritual обряд obrad obred obred rit, ceremoni พิธีศาสนา âyin, tören 宗教儀式 обряд, церемонія مذہبی nghi lễ 宗教仪式
ritual (ˈritʃuəl) noun
(a particular set of) traditional or fixed actions etc used in a religious etc ceremony. Christian rituals; the ritual of the Roman Catholic church. ritueel طَقْس كَنَسي церемония ritual rituál das Ritual ritual ιεροτελεστία, τυπικό, τελετουργικό ritual rituaal تشریفات مذهبی rituaali rite, rituel פולחן क्रिया पद्धति obred, ritual szertartás(ok) upacara helgisiðir, ritúal rituale 伝統 (종교 등의) 의식의 일정한 형식 ritualas, apeigos rituāls ritual ritueel ritual rytuał مذهبی تشریفات ritual rit, ritual ритуа rituál obred ritual ritual พิธีกรรม tören 儀式 ритуальний رسوم عبادات nghi thức 礼仪式
adjective
forming (part of) a ritual or ceremony. a ritual dance/sacrifice. rities, ritueel طَقْسي ритуален ritual rituální rituell ceremoniel; rituel τελετουργικός ritual rituaalne وابسته به تشریفات rituaali- rituel פּוּלחָנִי रस्म संबंधी obredni, ritualan rituális upacara helgisiða- rituale 儀式の 의례적인 ritualinis, apeiginis rituāls-; ceremoniāls melakukan upacara ritual ritueel rituell rytualny تشریفاتو پوری مربوط ritual ritualic ритуальный rituálny obreden ritualan rituell เกี่ยวกับพิธีกรรม âyin, tören 儀式的 ритуальний آداب و رسوم mang tính nghi thức 礼仪的
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ritual

→ شَعَائِريّ , شَعِيرَة rituál, rituální ritual, rituel Ritual , rituell τελετή , τελετουργικός ritual rituaali, rituaalinen rite , rituel ritual, ritualan rituale 儀式, 儀式の 의례적인, 의식 ritueel rituale , rituell rytuał , rytualny ritual ритуал , ритуальный ritual, rituell เกี่ยวกับพิธีกรรม, พิธีกรรมทางศาสนา ayin , ayinsel lễ nghi, theo lễ nghi 典礼 , 典礼的
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ritual

n ritual m
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