RITUAL

a. n.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Of or pertaining to rites or ritual; as, ritual service or sacrifices; the ritual law.

2.
n.

A prescribed form of performing divine service in a particular church or communion; as, the Jewish ritual.

3.
n.

Hence, the code of ceremonies observed by an organization; as, the ritual of the freemasons.

4.
n.

A book containing the rites to be observed.


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