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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 freemasons3.
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.