Ritual | Mean of ritual in English Dictionary

/ˈrɪtʃəwəl/

• Noun
• a formal ceremony or series of acts that is always performed in the same way
1. a religious ritual
2. an ancient fertility ritual
3. The priest will perform the ritual.
4. He was buried simply, without ceremony or ritual.
• an act or series of acts done in a particular situation and in the same way each time
1. the daily ritual of preparing breakfast
2. the bird's mating ritual
3. His day-to-day life is based on ritual.
• done as part of a ceremony or ritual
1. a ritual dance
2. perform a ritual purification

• always done in a particular situation and in the same way each time
1. ritual acts
2. a ritual greeting/gesture