ritual

/ɹˈɪtʃuəl/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. any customary observance or practice
2. the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies
3. stereotyped behavior

adjective

1. of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals
   “ritual killing”
2. of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals- Nadine Gordimer
   “a ritual dance of Haiti”

Synonyms for ritual

• rite

Words that rhyme with ritual

• habitual