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 Common collocations ritual dance Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Latin rītuālis (adjective), from rītus (“rite”) + -ālis. Displaced native Old English ġewuna and wuna. Topics Religion & Belief External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown