NOUN | act | ritual dancing, ritual dance, ceremonial dance | a dance that is part of a religious ritual |
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Meaning | A dance that is part of a religious ritual. | |
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Synonyms | ritual dance, ceremonial dance | |
Part of | ritual, rite | Any customary observance or practice |
Narrower | apache devil dance | A ritual dance of the Apache |
danse macabre, dance of death | A medieval dance in which a skeleton representing death / death leads a procession of others to the grave | |
ghost dance | A religious dance of Native Americans looking for communication with the dead | |
pyrrhic | An ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare | |
rain dance | A ritual dance intended to bring rain | |
snake dance | A ceremonial dance (as by the Hopi) in which snakes are handled or invoked | |
sun dance | A ceremonial dance performed by Amerindians at the summer solstice | |
war dance | A ceremonial dance performed before a battle or after a victory | |
Broader | dancing, dance, terpsichore, saltation | Taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music |
Spanish | danza ceremonial, danza ritual | |
Catalan | dansa ceremonial, dansa ritual |
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