1. • noun - any customary observance or practice
   • noun - the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies
   • noun - stereotyped behavior
   • adj - of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals
   • adj - of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals
2. • The prescribed order of a religious ceremony.
   • The body of ceremonies or rites used in a place of worship.
   • The prescribed form of conducting a formal secular ceremony: the ritual of an inauguration.
   • The body of ceremonies used by a fraternal organization.
   • A book of rites or ceremonial forms.
   • A ceremonial act or a series of such acts.
   • The performance of such acts.
   • A detailed method of procedure faithfully or regularly followed: My household chores have become a morning ritual.
   • A state or condition characterized by the presence of established procedure or routine: “Prison was a ritual—reenacted daily, year in, year out.
3. • n - a system of rites

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