religious ritual
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4.2
- noun
- /rɪˈlɪdʒəs ˈrɪtʃuəl/
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ritual religioso
- Every spring, the community participates in a religious ritual to bless the crops and ensure a good harvest.
- Islamic religious ritual
- local religious ritual
- religious ritual occur
I don't go into details, but what is interesting in that example it's also belonging because is it a religious ritual?
- I don't go into details, but what is interesting in that example it's also belonging because is it a religious ritual?
- The ancient blood libel was this canal that Jews used to kill Christian children to use their blood for religious ritual.
Examples
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Families gather to celebrate special occasions with a religious ritual, such as lighting candles during Hanukkah.
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The annual festival included traditional music and a religious ritual that honored the ancestors.
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The potential for the spread of infection during this religious ritual does exist.
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The medicine men used them in mystical and religious rituals.
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That is a religious ritual, and it happens to be working, if you don't mind my saying.
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Both cases suggest that realms of religious ritual and meaning are central to the processes of environmental management.
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The images suggest that a relationship with wild animals was a potent element in local religious ritual and belief.
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In varying ways, we have included Native performances and religious rituals in these treaties.
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Ferragosto committee members participated in the religious rituals marking the opening and closing of the festival.
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Wiccan religious rituals occur within a sacred circle, which normally includes an altar area.
Academic text (1997)
Synonyms
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2.5
A formal event that follows traditional rules for a special occasion
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4.6
A fixed set of actions performed in a ceremony, often for religion
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4.2
A religious meeting for public worship, often in a church
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6.3
A formal ceremony often held as part of a religious tradition
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3.7
A public religious ceremony with formal rituals
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8.9
A planned public worship service with fixed prayers and actions
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2.9
A formal event where people meet to show shared beliefs with prayers and rituals
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4.7
A formal event to mark or honor a special day
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2.8
A public event where people pray, sing, and listen in a church or temple
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4.1
A formal ceremony that people follow as part of a religion
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7.4
A public ceremony in a church where people pray and sing
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4.9
A formal gathering with planned rituals to mark an important event
How Ritualized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a ceremony performed according to religious tradition' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'religious' (relating to religion) with 'ritual' (a fixed ceremonial action). The adjective+noun composition is literal and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Religious ritual names the repeated actions people do in their faith, like lighting candles, saying set prayers, and singing the same songs. The word religious shows it is about belief and the word ritual shows it is a fixed pattern of actions, so the phrase means 'a ceremony or set of actions performed according to religious tradition'.