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ritualist

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rit⋅u⋅al⋅ist

  [rich-oo-uh-list]
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–noun
1. a student of or authority on ritual practices or religious rites.
2. a person who practices or advocates observance of ritual, as in religious services.
3. (initial capital letter) Anglican Church.
a. a person who supports High Church principles.
b. a supporter of the Oxford movement.
Origin:
1650–60; ritual + -ist
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rit·u·al·ist   (rĭch'ōō-ə-lĭst)   
n.  

  1. An authority on or a student of ritual.

  2. One who practices or advocates the observance of ritual.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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