NOUN | act | ritual, rite | any customary observance or practice |
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act | ritual | the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies | |
act | ritual | stereotyped behavior | |
ADJECTIVE | pert | ritual | of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals |
pert | ritual | of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals |
Sounds | rih'chuwahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | Of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals. | |
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Example | "ritual killing" | |
Spanish | ritual | |
Nouns | rite, religious rite | an established ceremony prescribed by a religion |
ritual | the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies |
Meaning | Of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals. | |
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Examples |
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Spanish | ritual | |
Catalan | ritual | |
Nouns | ritual, rite | any customary observance or practice |
ritual | stereotyped behavior |
Meaning | Any customary observance or practice. | |
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Synonym | rite | |
Parts | ritual dancing, ritual dance, ceremonial dance | A dance that is part of a religious ritual |
Narrower | betrothal, espousal | The act of becoming betrothed or engaged |
marriage, wedding, marriage ceremony | The act of marrying / marrying | |
rite of passage | A ritual performed in some cultures at times when an individual changes status (as from adolescence to adulthood) | |
Broader | custom, usage, usance | accepted or habitual practice |
Spanish | rito, ritual | |
Catalan | ritual, ritus | |
Adjectives | ritual | of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals |
Verbs | ritualize | make or evolve into a ritual |
Meaning | The prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies. | |
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Narrower | Communion, Holy Communion, sacramental manduction, manduction | The act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist |
ablution | The ritual washing of a priest's / priest's hands or of sacred vessels | |
celebration, solemnization, solemnisation | The public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual | |
Broader | practice, pattern | A customary way / way of operation or behavior |
Spanish | ritual | |
Catalan | ritual | |
Adjectives | ritual | of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals |
Verbs | ritualize | make or evolve into a ritual |
Meaning | stereotyped behavior. | |
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Broader | habit, use | (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation |
Spanish | ritual | |
Catalan | ritual | |
Adjectives | ritual | of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals |
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