RITUAL
\ɹˈɪt͡ʃuːə͡l], \ɹˈɪtʃuːəl], \ɹ_ˈɪ_tʃ_uː_əl]\
Definitions of RITUAL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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stereotyped behavior
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the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies
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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
By Princeton University
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stereotyped behavior
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the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies
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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
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Of or pertaining to rites or ritual; as, ritual service or sacrifices; the ritual law.
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A prescribed form of performing divine service in a particular church or communion; as, the Jewish ritual.
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Hence, the code of ceremonies observed by an organization; as, the ritual of the freemasons.
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A book containing the rites to be observed.
By Oddity Software
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Of or pertaining to rites or ritual; as, ritual service or sacrifices; the ritual law.
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A prescribed form of performing divine service in a particular church or communion; as, the Jewish ritual.
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Hence, the code of ceremonies observed by an organization; as, the ritual of the freemasons.
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A book containing the rites to be observed.
By Noah Webster.
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A set form for the performance of divine service or other solemn ceremony; a book of ceremonial forms; body of ceremonies used in any church, etc.
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Of or pertaining to formal, solemn ceremonies.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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