ritual

Words with a similar base: ritual

'ritual'

[ritual.n.01] as in: any customary observance or practice

'ritual'

[ritual.n.02] as in: the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies

'ritual'

[ritual.n.03] as in: stereotyped behavior

'ritual'

[ritual.a.01] as in: of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals

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Examples:
ritual killing

'ritual'

[ritual.a.02] as in: of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals; ; - Nadine Gordimer

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Examples:
a ritual dance of Haiti
sedate little colonial tribe with its ritual tea parties