ritual
Meanings
Plural: rituals
Noun
- any customary observance or practice
- the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies
- stereotyped behavior
- A rite; a repeated set of actions, especially in religious contexts.
Adjective
- of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals
- "ritual killing"
- of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals; ; - Nadine Gordimer
- "a ritual dance of Haiti"
- "sedate little colonial tribe with its ritual tea parties"
Adj
- Related to a rite or repeated set of actions.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin rītuālis (adjective), from rītus (“rite”) + -ālis.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 6
ritual is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordritual is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ritual is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 8
ritual is a valid Words With Friends word