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ritual

ri·tual

US/ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.u.əl/ common
noun (3) adjective (2)

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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

Origin

From Latin rītuālis (adjective), from rītus (“rite”) + -ālis. Displaced native Old English ġewuna and wuna.

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