ritual
adj. ceremonial, pertaining to a formal procedure; performed as a ritual, practiced as a rite n. ceremony, formal procedure; rite, established practice used in religious or other ceremonies; any behavior repeated or performed according to defined guidelines | ||||
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Ritual Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Ritual
(n.)
Hence, the code of ceremonies observed by an organization; as, the ritual of the freemasons.
(n.)
A prescribed form of performing divine service in a particular church or communion; as, the Jewish ritual.
(n.)
A book containing the rites to be observed.
(a.)
Of or pertaining to rites or ritual; as, ritual service or sacrifices; the ritual law.
(n.)
Hence, the code of ceremonies observed by an organization; as, the ritual of the freemasons.
(n.)
A prescribed form of performing divine service in a particular church or communion; as, the Jewish ritual.
(n.)
A book containing the rites to be observed.
(a.)
Of or pertaining to rites or ritual; as, ritual service or sacrifices; the ritual law.
| WordNet 2.0 |
ritual
Noun
1. any customary observance or practice
(synonym) rite
(hypernym) custom, usage, usance
(hyponym) betrothal, espousal
(part-meronym) ritual dancing, ritual dance, ceremonial dance
(derivation) ritualize, ritualise
2. the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies
(hypernym) practice, pattern
(hyponym) ablution
(derivation) ritualize, ritualise
3. stereotyped behavior
(hypernym) habit, use, wont
Adjective
1. of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals; "ritual killing"
(pertainym) rite, religious rite
2. 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
(pertainym) rite
Noun
1. any customary observance or practice
(synonym) rite
(hypernym) custom, usage, usance
(hyponym) betrothal, espousal
(part-meronym) ritual dancing, ritual dance, ceremonial dance
(derivation) ritualize, ritualise
2. the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies
(hypernym) practice, pattern
(hyponym) ablution
(derivation) ritualize, ritualise
3. stereotyped behavior
(hypernym) habit, use, wont
Adjective
1. of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals; "ritual killing"
(pertainym) rite, religious rite
2. 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
(pertainym) rite
| hEnglish - advanced version |
ritual
ritual
\rit"u*al\ (?), a.[l. ritualis, fr. ritus a rite: cf. f. rituel.] of or pertaining to rites or ritual; as, ritual service or sacrifices; the ritual law.
ritual
\rit"u*al\, n. [cf. f. rituel.]
1. a prescribed form of performing divine service in a particular church or communion; as, the jewish ritual.
2. hence, the code of ceremonies observed by an organization; as, the ritual of the freemasons.
3. a book containing the rites to be observed.
ritual
adj
1. of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals; "ritual killing"
2. 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 n 1: any customary observance or practice [syn: rite]
2: the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies
3. stereotyped behavior
similar words(4)
ritual dancing
ritual killing
ritual dance
religious ritual
ritual
\rit"u*al\ (?), a.[l. ritualis, fr. ritus a rite: cf. f. rituel.] of or pertaining to rites or ritual; as, ritual service or sacrifices; the ritual law.
ritual
\rit"u*al\, n. [cf. f. rituel.]
1. a prescribed form of performing divine service in a particular church or communion; as, the jewish ritual.
2. hence, the code of ceremonies observed by an organization; as, the ritual of the freemasons.
3. a book containing the rites to be observed.
ritual
adj
1. of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals; "ritual killing"
2. 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 n 1: any customary observance or practice [syn: rite]
2: the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies
3. stereotyped behavior
similar words(4)
ritual dancing
ritual killing
ritual dance
religious ritual
Ritual Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| JM Latin-English Dictionary |
ritual
N
ceremonial rite
N
ceremonial rite
Ritual Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Ritual
ho-rah (anc.)
ho-rah (anc.)
| English - Klingon |
ritual
n. tay
n. tay
bonding ritual
n. ruStay
death ritual
n. Heghtay
leader's death ritual
n. SonchIy
ritual hunt
n. chontay
ritual suicide
n. Heghba'
succession ritual
v. ja'chuq
Ritual Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Glossary of religious terms |
Ritual
Speech, action, singing, and other activities which often contain a symbolic meaning, performed in a specific order - typically during a religious service. Rite is often considered a synonym to ritual.
Speech, action, singing, and other activities which often contain a symbolic meaning, performed in a specific order - typically during a religious service. Rite is often considered a synonym to ritual.
| Occult101 |
Ritual
A formalized series of actions both mental and physical by which magical potency is released and directed toward the fulfillment of a specific desire.
A formalized series of actions both mental and physical by which magical potency is released and directed toward the fulfillment of a specific desire.
| Book of Shadows |
Ritual
A focused mental/physical ceremony to either honor or thank ones choosen pantheon,or to perform a specific magickal working or act.
A focused mental/physical ceremony to either honor or thank ones choosen pantheon,or to perform a specific magickal working or act.
Ritual Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Web Dictionary of Cybernetics and Systems |
Ritual
A mechanism existing within a social system that (a) engages a set of individual members in coordinated and complementary activities which are (b) cognized by these members in terms of purpose, often supernatural, ideological or ritual but have (c) certain regulatory consequences in the sense of affecting or keeping constant variables within or outside (in the environment of) that social system. Sometimes cognizised purposes and regulatory consequences are the same, as may be the case in technical discourses among experts, but mostly it is not. For example the Maring in New Guinea fear illness caused by the spirits who do not like people to reside in the lower areas whereas the lower area is in fact infected with malaria carrying mosquitoes. (Krippendorff)
A mechanism existing within a social system that (a) engages a set of individual members in coordinated and complementary activities which are (b) cognized by these members in terms of purpose, often supernatural, ideological or ritual but have (c) certain regulatory consequences in the sense of affecting or keeping constant variables within or outside (in the environment of) that social system. Sometimes cognizised purposes and regulatory consequences are the same, as may be the case in technical discourses among experts, but mostly it is not. For example the Maring in New Guinea fear illness caused by the spirits who do not like people to reside in the lower areas whereas the lower area is in fact infected with malaria carrying mosquitoes. (Krippendorff)
| Glossary of Sociology |
RITUAL
Formalized ceremonial behavior in which the members of a group or community regularly engage.
Formalized ceremonial behavior in which the members of a group or community regularly engage.
Ritual Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Ritual
For other senses of this word, see ritual (disambiguation).
A ritual is a set of actions, often thought to have symbolic value, the performance of which is usually prescribed by a religion or by the traditions of a community.
A ritual may be performed at regular intervals, or on specific occasions, or at the discretion of individuals or communities. It may be performed by a single individual, by a group, or by the entire community; in arbitrary places, or in places especially reserved for it; either in public, in private, or before specific people. A ritual may be restricted to a certain subset of the community, and may enable or underscore the passage between religious or social states.
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