Meanings
adjectiveritual (comparative more ritual, superlative most ritual)
comparative more ritual · superlative most ritual · alternative obsolete rituall
- Related to a rite or repeated set of actions.
They performed the ritual lighting of the candles.
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These verses are the basis for the practice of wearing a prayer shawl (tallit) with a ritual fringe (tzitzit) on each of its four corners
2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 855
nounritual (countable and uncountable, plural rituals)
plural rituals · alternative obsolete rituall
- countableuncountableA rite; a repeated set of actions, especially in religious contexts (that is, a service).
The priests carried out the religious ritual carefully.
1 more example
Despite their good intentions, family members who participate in OCD rituals help reinforce the problem.
2017, Christine Honders, OCD: The Struggle with Obsessions and Compulsions, page 44
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Translations
Afrikaans ritueel
- ritueelrelated to a rite
Ancient Greek τελετή
- τελετή (teletḗ)repeated set of actions
Arabic شَعِيرَة, مَرَاسِم
- شَعِيرَة (šaʕīra)repeated set of actions
- مَرَاسِم (marāsim)repeated set of actions
- طُقُوس (ṭuqūs)repeated set of actions
Bengali আচার
- আচার (acar)repeated set of actions
Bulgarian ритуален, церемониален
- ритуален (ritualen)related to a rite
- церемониален (ceremonialen)related to a rite
- ритуа́л (rituál)repeated set of actions
- о́бред (óbred)repeated set of actions
Catalan ritual
- ritualrelated to a rite
Chinese Mandarin 儀式 /仪式, 儀式 /仪式
- 儀式 /仪式 (yíshì)related to a rite
- 儀式 /仪式 (yíshì)repeated set of actions
- 典禮 /典礼 (diǎnlǐ)repeated set of actions
Czech rituální, rituál
- rituálnírelated to a rite
- rituálrepeated set of actions
- obřadrepeated set of actions
Danish rituel, ritual
- rituelrelated to a rite
- ritualrepeated set of actions
Dutch ritueel
- ritueelrepeated set of actions
Esperanto ritaro, ritualo
- ritarorepeated set of actions
- ritualorepeated set of actions
Estonian rituaal
- rituaalrepeated set of actions
Finnish rituaalinen, rituaali
- rituaalinenrelated to a rite
- rituaalirepeated set of actions
French rituel, rituel
- rituelrelated to a rite
- rituelrepeated set of actions
German rituell, Ritual
- rituellrelated to a rite
- Ritualrepeated set of actions
Greek τελετουργικό
- τελετουργικό (teletourgikó)repeated set of actions
Hebrew פֻּלְחָן, טֶקֶס
- פֻּלְחָןrelated to a rite
- טֶקֶס (tékes)repeated set of actions
Hindi रीति, अनुष्ठान
- रीति (rīti)related to a rite
- अनुष्ठान (anuṣṭhān)related to a rite
- संस्कार (sanskār)related to a rite
- अनुष्ठान (anuṣṭhān)repeated set of actions
Hungarian rituális, szertartásos
- rituálisrelated to a rite
- szertartásosrelated to a rite
- ünnepélyesrelated to a rite
- szertartásrepeated set of actions
- rítusrepeated set of actions
- rituálérepeated set of actions
Indonesian ritual
- ritualrepeated set of actions
Irish deasghnáth
- deasghnáthrepeated set of actions
Italian rituale, rituale
- ritualerelated to a rite
- ritualerepeated set of actions
Japanese 儀式的, 儀式
- 儀式的 (gishikiteki)related to a rite
- 儀式 (gishiki)repeated set of actions
- 祭祀 (saishi)repeated set of actions
Korean 의식, 의례
- 의식 (uisik)repeated set of actions
- 의례 (uirye)repeated set of actions
- 제사 (jesa)repeated set of actions
Latin rītuālis, ritus
- rītuālisrelated to a rite
- ritusrepeated set of actions
- caerimōniarepeated set of actions
Latvian rituāls, rituāls
- rituālsrelated to a rite
- rituālsrepeated set of actions
- ritsrepeated set of actions
Lithuanian ritualas
- ritualasrepeated set of actions
Māori kawanga, whakaritenga
- kawangarelated to a rite
- whakaritengarepeated set of actions
- ritengarepeated set of actions
- kawangarepeated set of actions
Norwegian Bokmål rituell, ritual
- rituellrelated to a rite
- ritualrepeated set of actions
Persian آیین, مراسم
- آیین (âyin)repeated set of actions
- مراسم (marâsem)repeated set of actions
Polish rytualny, obrzędowy
- rytualnyrelated to a rite
- obrzędowyrelated to a rite
- rytuałrepeated set of actions
- obrządekrepeated set of actions
- obrzędrepeated set of actions
Portuguese ritual, ritualístico
- ritualrelated to a rite
- ritualísticorelated to a rite
- ritualrepeated set of actions
- ritorepeated set of actions
Romanian ritual
- ritualrepeated set of actions
Russian ритуа́льный, обря́довый
- ритуа́льный (rituálʹnyj)related to a rite
- обря́довый (obrjádovyj)related to a rite
- ритуа́л (rituál)repeated set of actions
- обря́д (obrjád)repeated set of actions
Scottish Gaelic deas-ghnàth
- deas-ghnàthrepeated set of actions
Slovak rituál, obrad
- rituálrepeated set of actions
- obradrepeated set of actions
Spanish ritual
- ritualrepeated set of actions
Swedish rituell, ritual
- rituellrelated to a rite
- ritualrepeated set of actions
Tagalog sulinaw
- sulinawrepeated set of actions
Thai พิธี, พิธีกรรม
- พิธี (pí-tii)repeated set of actions
- พิธีกรรม (pí-tii-gam)repeated set of actions
Turkish ayin, ritüel
- ayinrepeated set of actions
- ritüelrepeated set of actions
- merasimrepeated set of actions
Ukrainian ритуа́льний, обрядо́вий
- ритуа́льний (rytuálʹnyj)related to a rite
- обрядо́вий (obrjadóvyj)related to a rite
- обря́дний (obrjádnyj)related to a rite
- ритуа́л (rytuál)repeated set of actions
- обря́д (obrjád)repeated set of actions
Vietnamese lễ nghi, nghi lễ
- lễ nghirepeated set of actions
- nghi lễrepeated set of actions
- nghi thứcrepeated set of actions
Welsh defodol, defod
- defodolrelated to a rite
- defodrepeated set of actions
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APA
ritual. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ritual
MLA
“ritual.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ritual. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ritual,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ritual.
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