"ritual" | Definition and Related Words

Adjective

Of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals (synset 302903908)
"ritual killing"
Of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals (synset 302903641)
"a ritual dance of Haiti"; "sedate little colonial tribe with its ritual tea parties"

Noun

Any customary observance or practice (synset 101029801)
is a type of: custom, usage, usance - accepted or habitual practice
subtypes:
- betrothal, espousal - the act of becoming betrothed or engaged
- marriage, marriage ceremony, wedding - the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony
- rite of passage - a ritual performed in some cultures at times when an individual changes status (as from adolescence to adulthood)
has: ceremonial dance, ritual dance, ritual dancing - a dance that is part of a religious ritual

same as: rite
The prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies (synset 101032852)
is a type of: pattern, practice - a customary way of operation or behavior
subtypes:
- ablution - the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels
- celebration, solemnisation, solemnization - the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual
- communion, holy communion, manduction, sacramental manduction - the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist
Stereotyped behavior (synset 100415803)
is a type of: habit, use - (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition