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A cognac before bed is one of our little nightly rituals. Bargaining at the markets is now just an empty ritual. Eating around the table was a family ritual that could not be broken. He makes an elaborate ritual of washing the car. Her visits to her aged father have become a ritual. Jake began the evening ritual of asking about everyone's day.
ritual: 1 n the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies Types: show 4 types... hide 4 types... ablution the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels celebration , solemnisation , solemnization the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual Communion , Holy Communion , ...
RITUAL definition: 1. an activity or a set of actions that are always done in the same way or at the same time…. Learn more.
There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the word ritual. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. ritual has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. religion (late 1500s) psychology (1920s) See meaning & use.
Britannica Dictionary definition of RITUAL. 1. : a formal ceremony or series of acts that is always performed in the same way. [count] a religious ritual. an ancient fertility ritual. The priest will perform the ritual. [noncount] He was buried simply, without ceremony or ritual.
A cognac before bed is one of our little nightly rituals. Bargaining at the markets is now just an empty ritual. Eating around the table was a family ritual that could not be broken. He makes an elaborate ritual of washing the car. Her visits to her aged father have become a ritual. Jake began the evening ritual of asking about everyone's day.
a prescribed or established rite, ceremony, proceeding, or service. the ritual of the dead. 7. prescribed, established, or ceremonial acts or features collectively, as in religious services. 8. any practice or pattern of behavior regularly performed in a set manner. 9.
