ritual

  • 61ritual — rit·u·al || rɪtʃʊəl n. ceremony, formal procedure; rite, established practice used in religious or other ceremonies; any behavior repeated or performed according to defined guidelines adj. ceremonial, pertaining to a formal procedure;… …

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  • 62ritual — noun 1》 a religious or solemn ceremony involving a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order.     ↘a prescribed order of performing such a ceremony. 2》 a series of actions habitually and invariably followed by someone. adjective …

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  • 63Ritual — Ritus »feierlicher religiöser Brauch; Zeremoniell«: Das Fremdwort wurde im 17. Jh. aus gleichbed. lat. ritus entlehnt, das mit dt. ↑ Reim verwandt ist. Zu »Ritus« stellen sich: rituell »zum Ritus gehörig, nach dem Ritus vollzogen« (19. Jh.; aus… …

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  • 64ritual —    This word (from the Latin ritus, meaning religious observance ) has a double sense: (1) a specific ceremony, such as the ritual of the Mass; or (2) a book that contains the texts that are to be recited during such ceremonies …

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  • 65ritual — ri|tu|al sb., et, er, erne, i sms. ritual , fx ritualhandling …

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  • 66ritual — s ( en el. et, er el. ritual) …

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  • 67ritual — [16] Ritual was borrowed from Latin rītuālis, a derivative of rītus ‘religious or other ceremony or practice’ (from which, via Old French rite, English gets rite [14]). It may have been related to Sanskrit rīti ‘going, way, custom’. Cf.⇒ RITE …

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  • 68Ritual Union — Studio album by Little Dragon Released 21 …

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  • 69Ritual purification — is a feature of many religions. The aim of these rituals is to remove specifically defined uncleanliness prior to a particular type of activity, and especially prior to the worship of a deity. This ritual uncleanliness is not however identical… …

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  • 70Ritual slaughter — is the practice of slaughtering livestock for meat in a ritual manner, e.g. prescribed by a religious dietary laws, notably Jewish Shechita and Islamic Ḏabīḥah.In Animal sacrifice in general, the ritual aspect predominates over the food… …

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