The body of ceremonies or rites used in a place of worship.
The prescribed form of conducting a formal secular ceremony: the ritual of an inauguration.
The body of ceremonies used by a fraternal organization.
A book of rites or ceremonial forms.
A ceremonial act or a series of such acts.
The performance of such acts.
A detailed method of procedure faithfully or regularly followed: My household chores have become a morning ritual.
A state or condition characterized by the presence of established procedure or routine: "Prison was a ritual—reenacted daily, year in, year out. Prisoners came and went; generations came and went; and yet the ritual endured” ( William H. Hallahan).
Associated with or performed according to a rite or ritual: a priest's ritual garments; a ritual sacrifice.
Being part of an established routine: a ritual glass of milk before bed.