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ritual (adj.)

1560s, from Middle French ritual or directly from Latin ritualis "relating to (religious) rites," from ritus "religious observance or ceremony, custom, usage," perhaps from PIE root *re- "to reason, count." Related: Ritually.

ritual (n.)

1640s, from ritual (adj.).

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Definitions of ritual from WordNet
1
ritual (n.)
any customary observance or practice;
Synonyms: rite
ritual (n.)
the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies;
ritual (n.)
stereotyped behavior;
2
ritual (adj.)
of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals;
ritual killing
ritual (adj.)
of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals; "sedate little colonial tribe with its ritual tea parties"- Nadine Gordimer;
a ritual dance of Haiti
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