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US
/ˈɹɪtʃuəɫ/
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[ UK /ɹˈɪtʃuːəl/ ]
[ UK /ɹˈɪtʃuːəl/ ]
NOUN
- the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies
- stereotyped behavior
- any customary observance or practice
ADJECTIVE
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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 -
of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals
ritual killing
How To Use ritual In A Sentence
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- Here's the good news: When you bring what I call unconditional presence to the trance of fear, you create the foundation for true spiritual awakening. Undefined
- There are two main approaches: one is a synthetic plug the same shape as a cork that can be placed in the top of the bottle in the same way as a cork and removed with a corkscrew, so preserving the ritual of opening a bottle of wine.
- What are the possibilities and risks of according spirituality some therapeutic value for those on the edge of the abyss of self-destruction?
- Barred from hearing the Sanskrit Veda and from access to the religion of the twice-born, they discovered their own spiritual path, an intimate and direct relationship with their Lord.
- The Hindu fakir would sit for days without food or water, or bury himself alive as a kind of spiritual observance, a separation of mind from body.
- By ethical conduct toward all creatures, we enter into a spiritual relationship with the universe. Albert Schweitzer
- They are also less likely to get support from strong religious or spiritual beliefs.
- Building anew on the old sacred texts, these innovations brought a spiritual renewal to every major faith.
- Drinking among the upper classes of Persian society, for example, took place at secret parties reminiscent of Greek symposia with their strictly ritualized etiquette and emphasis on poetry and discussion.