A formal act or set of acts prescribed by ritual

• service

  1. Work that is done for others as an occupation or business:
  2. The performance of work or duties for a superior or as a servant:
  3. An act or a variety of work done for others, especially for pay:

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  1. Work that is done for others as an occupation or business:
  2. The performance of work or duties for a superior or as a servant:
  3. An act or a variety of work done for others, especially for pay:

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• ritual

  1. A ceremony in which the actions and wording follow a prescribed form and order.
  2. The body of ceremonies or rites used in a place of worship or by an organization:
  3. A book of rites or ceremonial forms.

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  1. A ceremony in which the actions and wording follow a prescribed form and order.
  2. The body of ceremonies or rites used in a place of worship or by an organization:
  3. A book of rites or ceremonial forms.

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• office

  1. A place in which business, clerical, or professional activities are conducted.
  2. The administrative personnel, executives, or staff working in such a place:
  3. A subdivision of a governmental department:

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  1. A place in which business, clerical, or professional activities are conducted.
  2. The administrative personnel, executives, or staff working in such a place:
  3. A subdivision of a governmental department:

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• observance

  1. The act or practice of observing or complying with a law, custom, command, or rule.
  2. The act or custom of keeping or celebrating a holiday or other ritual occasion.
  3. A customary rite or ceremony.

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  1. The act or practice of observing or complying with a law, custom, command, or rule.
  2. The act or custom of keeping or celebrating a holiday or other ritual occasion.
  3. A customary rite or ceremony.

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• liturgy

  1. A prescribed form or set of forms for public religious worship.
  2. The sacrament of the Eucharist.

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  1. A prescribed form or set of forms for public religious worship.
  2. The sacrament of the Eucharist.

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• ceremony

  1. A formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom:
  2. A conventional social gesture or act of courtesy:
  3. A formal act without intrinsic purpose; an empty form:

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  1. A formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom:
  2. A conventional social gesture or act of courtesy:
  3. A formal act without intrinsic purpose; an empty form:

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• ceremonial

  1. Of, appropriate to, or characterized by ceremony; formal or ritual.
  2. Involved or used in ceremonies:
  3. A set of ceremonies prescribed for an occasion; a ritual.

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  1. Of, appropriate to, or characterized by ceremony; formal or ritual.
  2. Involved or used in ceremonies:
  3. A set of ceremonies prescribed for an occasion; a ritual.

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