Etymology
From Latin adjective rītuālis, from noun rītuum (rite), + adjective suffix -ālis.
Adjective
ritual (comparative more ritual, superlative most ritual)
- Related to a rite or repeated set of actions.
- They performed the ritual lighting of the candles.
Derived terms
- ritually
Noun
ritual (countable and uncountable, plural rituals)
- A rite; a repeated set of actions.
- The priests carried out the religious ritual carefully.
Derived terms
- ritualization
- ritualize
- ritualist
- ritualistic
- ritually
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