ritual

ritual
I UK [ˈrɪtʃuəl] / US noun [countable/uncountable]
Word forms "ritual":
singular ritual plural rituals
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1) a formal ceremony
2) something that you do regularly and always in the same way

Their meetings became a weekly ritual.

go through/perform a ritual:

He went through his nightly ritual of locking all the doors.


II UK [ˈrɪtʃuəl] / US adjective [only before noun]
1) done regularly and always in the same way, and often boring for that reason

the ritual exchange of presents at Christmas time

2) done as part of a ceremony

a ritual dance


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  • 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, the code of ceremonies observed by an organization; as, the ritual of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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