Ritual



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 仪式, 例行习惯;
• ［英］ n. 仪式, 例行习惯 ( ceremonial act or action)
• ［记］ rite ( 仪式) +ual -> 仪式
• ［例］ Our society has many rituals of greeting, farewell and celebration.

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Etymology: Latin ritualis, from ritus rite
• Date: 1570
• 1. of or relating to rites or a ritual ; ceremonial <a ritual dance>
• 2. according to religious law <ritual purity>
• 3. done in accordance with social custom or normal protocol <ritual handshakes><ritual background checks>
• ? ritually adverb

II. noun

• Date: 1649
• 1. the established form for a ceremony; specifically the order of words prescribed for a religious ceremony
• 2.
  • a. ritual observance; specifically a system of rites
  • b. a ceremonial act or action
  • c. an act or series of acts regularly repeated in a set precise manner

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