Ritual Definition

rĭcho͝o-əl

rituals

noun

rituals

A set form or system of rites, religious or otherwise.

Webster's New World

A ceremony in which the actions and wording follow a prescribed form and order.

American Heritage

The observance of set forms or rites, as in public worship.

Webster's New World

A book containing rites or ceremonial forms.

Webster's New World

Any practice, action, or procedure performed or observed regularly, consistently, etc.

Webster's New World

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adjective

Of, having the nature of, or done as a rite or rites.

Ritual dances.

Webster's New World

Being part of an established routine.

A ritual glass of milk before bed.

American Heritage

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Other Word Forms of Ritual

Singular:

ritual

Plural:

rituals

From Latin adjective rÄ«tuālis, from noun rÄ«tuum (“rite"), + adjective suffix -ālis.

From Wiktionary
From Latin rītuālis of rites from rītus rite rite

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition