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Webster 1913 Edition

Ritual

Rit′u-al

,
Adj.
[L.
ritualis
, fr.
ritus
a rite: cf. F.
rituel
.]
Of or pertaining to rites or ritual;
as,
ritual
service or sacrifices; the
ritual
law.

Rit′u-al

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
rituel
.]
1.
A prescribed form of performing divine service in a particular church or communion;
as, the Jewish
ritual
.
2.
Hence, the code of ceremonies observed by an organization;
as, the
ritual
of the freemasons
.
3.
A book containing the rites to be observed.

Webster 1828 Edition

Ritual

RIT'UAL

, a.
1.
Pertaining to rites; consisting of rites; as ritual service or sacrifices.
2.
Prescribing rites; as the ritual law.

RIT'UAL

,
Noun.
A book containing the rites to be observed, or the manner of performing divine service in a particular church, diocese or the like.

Definition 2024

Ritual

Ritual

See also: ritual and rituál

German

Noun

Ritual n ‎(genitive Rituals, plural Rituale or Ritualien)

  1. ritual

Declension

ritual

ritual

See also: Ritual and rituál

English

Alternative forms

Adjective

ritual ‎(comparative more ritual, superlative most ritual)

  1. Related to a rite or repeated set of actions.
    They performed the ritual lighting of the candles.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

ritual ‎(plural rituals)

  1. rite; a repeated set of actions
    They carried out the ritual carefully.

Derived terms

Translations

Catalan

Noun

ritual m ‎(plural rituals)

  1. ritual

Ladin

Adjective

ritual m (feminine singular rituala, masculine plural rituai, feminine plural rituales)

  1. ritual

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin ritualis, from ritus

Noun

ritual n ‎(definite singular ritualet, indefinite plural ritual or ritualer, definite plural rituala or ritualene)

  1. a ritual

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin ritualis, from ritus

Noun

ritual n ‎(definite singular ritualet, indefinite plural ritual, definite plural rituala)

  1. a ritual

References

Portuguese

Adjective

ritual m, f ‎(plural rituais, comparable)

  1. ritual

Noun

ritual m (plural rituais)

  1. ritual

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ritǔaːl/
  • Hyphenation: ri‧tu‧al

Noun

ritùāl m ‎(Cyrillic spelling риту̀а̄л)

  1. ritual

Declension

Spanish

Adjective

ritual m, f ‎(plural rituales)

  1. ritual

Noun

ritual m ‎(plural rituales)

  1. rite

Pronunciation

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