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Ritual - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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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
(noun)
1: any customary observance or practice [syn: rite]
2: the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies
3: stereotyped behavior
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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.
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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Ritual |
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ashleyd33: @hotboxcity man that must be a weekly Ritual lol. Have fun gettin rock star wasted tonight lol and be careful |
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andrewruess: An awesome Monday Ritual: parents over for dinner, we watch Battlestar Galactica (still in season 1), and have dessert.
My parents dig BSG! |
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StylistChrissy: Another birthday dinner for little ol me w my Kell Bell...doing our Ritual...I'm feeling very special : ) |
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