ritual
ritu|al /r'ɪtʃuəl/ (rituals)
1 [N-VAR]
A ritual is a religious service or other ceremony which involves a series of actions performed in a fixed order.
This is the most ancient, and holiest of the Shinto rituals...
2 [ADJ] ADJ n
Ritual activities happen as part of a ritual or tradition.
...fastings and ritual dancing.
● ritually [ADV] ADV with v
The statue was ritually bathed and purified.
3 [N-VAR]
A ritual is a way of behaving or a series of actions which people regularly carry out in a particular situation, because it is their custom to do so.
The whole Italian culture revolves around the ritual of eating...
4 [ADJ] ADJ n
You can describe something as a ritual action when it is done in exactly the same way whenever a particular situation occurs.
I realized that here the conventions required me to make the ritual noises.
1 [N-VAR]
A ritual is a religious service or other ceremony which involves a series of actions performed in a fixed order.
This is the most ancient, and holiest of the Shinto rituals...
2 [ADJ] ADJ n
Ritual activities happen as part of a ritual or tradition.
...fastings and ritual dancing.
● ritually [ADV] ADV with v
The statue was ritually bathed and purified.
3 [N-VAR]
A ritual is a way of behaving or a series of actions which people regularly carry out in a particular situation, because it is their custom to do so.
The whole Italian culture revolves around the ritual of eating...
4 [ADJ] ADJ n
You can describe something as a ritual action when it is done in exactly the same way whenever a particular situation occurs.
I realized that here the conventions required me to make the ritual noises.