亚洲网紅露点

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ritual

[ rich-oo-uhl ]

noun

  1. an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
  2. a system or collection of religious or other rites.
  3. observance of set forms in public worship.
  4. a book of rites or ceremonies.
  5. a book containing the offices to be used by priests in administering the sacraments and for visitation of the sick, burial of the dead, etc.
  6. a prescribed or established rite, ceremony, proceeding, or service:

    the ritual of the dead.

  7. prescribed, established, or ceremonial acts or features collectively, as in religious services.
  8. any practice or pattern of behavior regularly performed in a set manner.
  9. a prescribed code of behavior regulating social conduct, as that exemplified by the raising of one's hat or the shaking of hands in greeting.
  10. Psychiatry. a specific act, as hand-washing, performed repetitively to a pathological degree, occurring as a common symptom of obsessive-compulsive neurosis.


adjective

  1. of the nature of or practiced as a rite or ritual:

    a ritual dance.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. of or relating to rites or ritual:

    ritual laws.

ritual

/ 藞谤瑟迟箩蕣蓹濒 /

noun

  1. the prescribed or established form of a religious or other ceremony
  2. such prescribed forms in general or collectively
  3. stereotyped activity or behaviour
  4. psychol any repetitive behaviour, such as hand-washing, performed by a person with a compulsive personality disorder
  5. any formal act, institution, or procedure that is followed consistently

    the ritual of the law

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of religious, social, or other rituals
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞谤颈迟耻补濒濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 谤颈迟顎僽路补濒路濒测 adverb
  • 补苍顎卼颈路谤颈迟顎僽路补濒 adjective
  • 辫谤辞路谤颈迟顎僽路补濒 adjective
  • 耻苍路谤颈迟顎僽路补濒 adjective
  • un路谤颈迟顎僽路补濒路濒测 adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of ritual1

First recorded in 1560鈥70; from Latin 谤墨迟耻腻濒颈蝉, from 谤墨迟耻(蝉) rite + -腻濒颈蝉 -al 1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of ritual1

C16: from Latin 谤墨迟耻腻濒颈蝉 , from 谤墨迟耻蝉 rite
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Not since the death of John Paul II, six days after Easter in 2005, have we seen the traditions and rituals of a church mourning its reigning Pope.

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The group, desperate to contain the mounting chaos, formed a circle and joined hands 鈥 all except Matthew, who remained outside their ritual.

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The show ends with an audience ritual, asking theatergoers to speak the names of lost loved ones.

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It鈥檚 a physical feat, a spiritual ritual, a display of athleticism.

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When the procession arrives at the beach, priests give a ritual bath in the sea to the idols.

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