ritual

名词 ritual:

1. any customary observance or practice
   同义词：rite
2. the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies
3. stereotyped behavior

形容词 ritual:

1. of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals
2. of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals- Nadine Gordimer

1. In spite of the great number of denominations, students of religious practice in the United State find that in many cases there are no major differences in belief, and only minor ones in ritual between many of the Protestant denominations.
   尽管有大量的宗教派别，研究美国宗教惯常做法的学者发现，在许多情况下，许多新教教派之间在信仰方面并没有多大的不同，只是在仪式方面有较小的差异。
2. A set of ceremonies prescribed for an occasion; a ritual.
   仪式为某种场合而设定的一套礼仪; 仪式
3. A person trained in Jewish law, ritual, and tradition and ordained for leadership of a Jewish congregation, especially one serving as chief religious official of a synagogue.
   犹太的法学博士在犹太法律、仪式及传统方面受过训练的人，并被任命主持犹太教集会，尤指在犹太教堂中作为主要神职的人员
4. An ancient ritual in modern dress.
   以现代风貌包装的古代仪式

rit.u.al

n.（名词）

The prescribed order of a religious ceremony.
仪式程序：宗教仪式的指定秩序
The body of ceremonies or rites used in a place of worship.
宗教仪式：用于祭祀场所的礼仪或仪式的主体部分

The prescribed form of conducting a formal secular ceremony:
典礼：举行正式非宗教典礼的指定形式：
例句：
the ritual of an inauguration.
就职典礼

The body of ceremonies used by a fraternal organization.
（兄弟会的）宗教仪式：被兄弟会组织使用的仪式的主体部分
A book of rites or ceremonial forms.
仪式书，典礼书：关于礼仪或仪式形式的书籍
rituals
rituals
A ceremonial act or a series of such acts.
正式的仪式：仪式举行的活动或一系列此类活动
The performance of such acts.
仪式的举行：这些活动的举行

A detailed method of procedure faithfully or regularly followed:
例行公事，老规矩，习惯：忠实地或规律地遵守详细的程序方法：
例句：
My household chores have become a morning ritual.
家务已经成了我早晨的例行公事

A state or condition characterized by the presence of established procedure or routine:
惯例，一成不变：一种状态或情势，以已有的秩序或惯例的出现为特征：
例句：
.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)
.监狱总是一成不变——每天都有新的角色扮演，今年进来，明年出去。犯人来了又走了；一代又一代人来了又走了；尽管法令是保持不变的.(威廉H.哈勒汉)

来源：
From Latin rotu3lis [of rites]
源自 拉丁语 rotu3lis [礼仪的]
from rotus [rite] * see rite
源自 rotus [仪式，礼仪] *参见 rite

【引伸】
rit.ually
adv.（副词）