Ritual Synonyms

rĭcho͝o-əl
A formal act or set of acts prescribed by ritual
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. ceremonial
  2. ceremony
  3. liturgy
  4. observance
  5. office
  6. rite
  7. service
A conventional social gesture or act without intrinsic purpose
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. ceremony
  2. observance
  3. custom
  4. formality
  5. rite
  6. routine
  7. ceremonialism
  8. rites
  9. consuetudinary
  10. cult
  11. form
  12. liturgy
  13. obsequy
  14. practice
  15. procedure
  16. protocol
  17. rite-of-passage
Of or characterized by ceremony
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. ceremonial
  2. ceremonious
  3. ritualistic
  4. formal
  5. liturgical
Synonyms:
(Verb)
  1. ritualize

Words Related to Ritual

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. ritual
  2. usual
  3. symbolism
  4. religious-rites
  5. ritualise
  6. pagan
  7. superjoint
  8. shamanistic
  9. funeral rites
  10. puja
  11. sacred

Ritual Sentence Examples

  • It had an absurd ritual and a strange uniform.

  • It was a ritual they had been performing morning and night for the past two weeks.

  • Bedtime began with their ritual of sitting on the window seat in each other's arms, watching their farm in the growing darkness.

  • The sacrificial ritual recognizes two kinds of srauta sacrifices, viz.

  • Where the ritual, as in most cases, is a revival of pre-Reformation.

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