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Word entry · 6 letters

ritual

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"Formal ceremony"

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.u.əl/Part of speech noun, adjectiveSorted ailrtuStarts with REnds with L1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Formal ceremony or repeated set of customary actions.

Word origin

From Latin rītuālis (adjective), from rītus (“rite”) + -ālis. Displaced native Old English ġewuna and wuna.

Used in a sentence

  • They performed the ritual lighting of the candles.
  • 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
  • The priests carried out the religious ritual carefully.

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