Ritual : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Ritual	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Ritual
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ritual adj of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals; "ritual killing" 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 n any customary observance or practice [syn: ritual, rite] the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies stereotyped behavior
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ritual \Rit"ual\, a.[L. ritualis, fr. ritus a rite: cf. F. rituel.] Of or pertaining to rites or ritual; as, ritual* service or sacrifices; the ritual law.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ritual \Rit"ual\, n. [Cf. F. rituel.] 1. A prescribed form of performing divine service in a particular church or communion; as, the Jewish ritual. 2. Hence, the code of ceremonies observed by an organization; as, the ritual* of the freemasons. 3. A book containing the rites to be observed.