ritually

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US/ˈɹɪt͡ʃu.əli/

adverb

In a ritual manner.

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habituallyceremonially
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Meanings

adverbritually (comparative more ritually, superlative most ritually)

comparative more ritually · superlative most ritually

  1. In a ritual manner.

    In some parts of precolonial Yorubaland, […] twins and their parents were either banished or ritually slaughtered.

    2024, J. Shola Omotola, Samuel Oyewole, The Political Economy of Kidnapping and Insecurity in Nigeria, page 156
  2. By habit.

    He observed as the sad bartender ritually played canasta with two bored and customerless dancers...

    2008, Rachel Kushner, Telex from Cuba

    Synonyms: habitually

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbBy habit.

Similar
habitually

More synonyms by meaning

adverbin a ceremonial manner

Similar
ceremonially
Also see
ceremoniallyhabitually

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From ritual + -ly.

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Translations

French rituellement
  • rituellementin a ritual manner
German rituell
  • rituellin a ritual manner
Hungarian rituálisan
  • rituálisanin a ritual manner
Polish rytualnie
  • rytualniein a ritual manner
Portuguese ritualmente
  • ritualmentein a ritual manner
Swedish rituellt
  • rituelltin a ritual manner
Cite this entry
APA

ritually. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ritually

MLA

“ritually.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ritually. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ritually,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ritually.

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