ritual

noun

stereotyped behavior

the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies

any customary observance or practice

adjective

of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals

of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals

Roots

ritusrit- · Latin · rite, ceremony

Synonyms for ritual

riten ritualisticadj ceremoniesn ceremonialadj euchologion euchologyadj ceremoniousadj ceremoniousnessn liturgyn solemnizationn

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Where does ritual come from?

The word ritual breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root rit-, from Latin ritus (“rite, ceremony”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.