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English adjective: ritual | |||
| 1. | ritual of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals | ||
| Samples | Ritual killing. | ||
| 2. | ritual of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals | ||
| Samples | A ritual dance of Haiti. Sedate little colonial tribe with its ritual tea parties. | ||
English noun: ritual | |||
| 1. | ritual (act) any customary observance or practice | ||
| Synonyms | rite | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | custom, usage, usance | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | betrothal, espousal, marriage, marriage ceremony, rite of passage, wedding | ||
| Part holonym | ceremonial dance, ritual dance, ritual dancing | ||
| 2. | ritual (act) the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pattern, practice | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ablution, celebration, Communion, Holy Communion, manduction, sacramental manduction, solemnisation, solemnization | ||
| 3. | ritual (act) stereotyped behavior | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | habit, use | ||
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