unritual
u noun
1.
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
2.
a system or collection of religious or other rites.
3.
observance of set forms in public worship.
4.
a book of rites or ceremonies.
5.
a book containing the offices to be used by priests in administering the sacraments and for visitation of the sick, burial of the dead, etc.
6.
a prescribed or established rite, ceremony, proceeding, or service: the ritual of the dead.
7.
prescribed, established, or ceremonial acts or features collectively, as in religious services.
8.
any practice or pattern of behavior regularly performed in a set manner.
9.
a prescribed code of behavior regulating social conduct, as that exemplified by the raising of one's hat or the shaking of hands in greeting.
10.
Psychiatry. a specific act, as hand-washing, performed repetitively to a pathological degree, occurring as a common symptom of obsessive-compulsive neurosis.
adjective
12.
of or pertaining to rites or ritual: ritual laws.
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ritual (ˈrɪtjʊəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the prescribed or established form of a religious or other ceremony |
| 2. | such prescribed forms in general or collectively |
| 3. | stereotyped activity or behaviour |
| 4. | psychol any repetitive behaviour, such as hand-washing, performed by a person with a compulsive personality disorder |
| 5. | any formal act, institution, or procedure that is followed consistently: the ritual of the law |
| —adj | |
| 6. | of, relating to, or characteristic of religious, social, or other rituals |
| [C16: from Latin rītuālis, from rītus | |
| 'ritually | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
ritual
1570, from L. ritualis "relating to (religious) rites," from ritus "rite" (see rite). The noun is first recorded 1649. Ritualistic first recorded 1850.
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Medical Dictionary
ritual rit·u·al (rĭch'&oomacr;-əl)
n.
A detailed act or series of acts carried out by an individual to relieve anxiety or to forestall the development of anxiety.
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