Synonyms for ritual
ˈrɪtʃ u əlrit·u·al

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1. ritual, ritenoun

   any customary observance or practice

   Synonyms:
   religious rite, rite

2. ritualnoun

   the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies

   Synonyms:
   rite

3. ritualadjective

   stereotyped behavior

   Synonyms:
   rite

4. ritualadjective

   of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals

   "ritual killing"

5. ritualadjective

   of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals

   "a ritual dance of Haiti"; "sedate little colonial tribe with its ritual tea parties"- Nadine Gordimer

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1. • Custom
   • Practice

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1. exorsism

   act of process

   she had to have an exorsism

   Submitted by rinat on January 12, 2016  

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1. ritualadjective

   Synonyms:
   ceremonial

2. ritualnoun

   Synonyms:
   liturgy, formulary of public worship

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1. ritualnoun

   Synonyms:
   liturgy, consuetudinary

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1. List of paraphrases for "ritual":

   rite, ritualistic, ceremony, ceremonial, rites

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1. H.W. Mann:

   Enlightenment has nothing to do with clothing, ritual, self - hypnosis, imagination, or trans like states. Enlightenment requires understanding our true essence, understanding the true essence of God, understanding the true essence of the cosmos. Enlightenment is beyond all thought. Enlightenment can only be experienced. Enlightenment is transcendence.

2. Will Smith:

   My hair has been a big part of me, taking care of my hair has been a beautiful ritual and having the choice to have hair or not. And then one day to be like, ‘Oh my God, I might not have that choice anymore.’.

3. Charles Krauthammer:

   This is a woman, this is a candidate who is going to be the nominee. We all know it, for all of the Bernie momentum stuff. That’s a sideshow. But you have to go through 15, 16 months of a ritual of actually campaigning, there is no campaign. There is not going to be a debate. There isn’t a challenge. So she is stuck for these 15 or so months pretending to be a candidate and what you get are pretend events.

4. Hansa Bhargava:

   It's definitely genetic, prevention is really the cure in these situations. You want to make sure the child is not overtired, stressed out, over-scheduled. And have a nice calming ritual at bedtime so the child can actually calm himself down before going to sleep.

5. Angela Hernandez:

   Every day, this became my ritual, i'd walk up and down the beach looking for new high grounds, screaming' help' at the top of my lungs, and collecting water falling from the top of the cliffs. Every night, I'd find the highest point I could climb up to and find somewhere to fall asleep before the tide would rise. Every morning, I'd wake up soaked in sea mist and watch the sun rise.