ritual

B2 Topic:Religion & Belief

US /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.u.əl/ See IPA manual

Freq #4968

Meanings

1

noun
A set of actions always performed in the same way, especially in a religious ceremony.

The priests carried out the ancient ritual with great care.
2

noun
Something a person does regularly in the same way out of habit.

Making coffee is part of my morning ritual.
3

adj
Done as part of a ceremony or fixed custom.

They performed the ritual lighting of the candles.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a set of actions always... rite

Word family

Forms rituals

Derived forms ritually

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Phrases (1)

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ritual dance
a dance performed as part of a religious ceremony

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Latin rītuālis (adjective), from rītus (“rite”) + -ālis. Displaced native Old English ġewuna and wuna.

Topics

Religion & Belief

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# ritual

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.u.əl/
**Frequency rank:** 4968

## Meanings
1. A set of actions always performed in the same way, especially in a religious ceremony.
2. Something a person does regularly in the same way out of habit.
3. Done as part of a ceremony or fixed custom.

## Examples
- The priests carried out the ancient ritual with great care.
- Making coffee is part of my morning ritual.
- They performed the ritual lighting of the candles.

## Derived Forms
- ritually

## Etymology
From Latin rītuālis (adjective), from rītus (“rite”) + -ālis. Displaced native Old English ġewuna and wuna.

## AI Etymology
Ritual comes from Latin rītuālis (adjective), from rītus (“rite”) + -ālis. Displaced native Old English ġewuna and wuna. Modern senses include a set of actions always performed in the same way, especially in a religious ceremony. and something a person does regularly in the same way out of habit.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as ritually.

## Topics
- Religion & Belief

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