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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ritual/ˈrɪtʃuəl/
▶noun
  • 1 a religious or solemn ceremony involving a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order.

    ■ a prescribed order of performing such a ceremony.

  • 2 a series of actions habitually and invariably followed by someone.
▶adjective relating to or done as a ritual.
– derivatives
ritually adverb.
– origin C16: from L. ritualis, from ritus (see rite).



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