ritual
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(noun) stereotyped behavior |
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Related Words: habit, use, wont |
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(noun) any customary observance or practice |
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Synonyms: rite |
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Related Words: betrothal, custom, espousal, marriage, marriage ceremony, usage, wedding |
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(noun) the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies |
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Related Words: Communion, Holy Communion, celebration, pattern, practice, solemnization |
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(adjective) of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals; "a ritual dance of Haiti"; "sedate little colonial tribe with its ritual tea parties"- Nadine Gordimer |
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(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals; "ritual killing" |
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