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ritualism

 
Dictionary: rit·u·al·ism   (rĭch'ū-ə-lĭz'əm) pronunciation
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n.
  1. The practice or observance of religious ritual.
  2. Insistence on or adherence to ritual.

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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce


n.

A Dutch Garden of God where He may walk in rectilinear freedom, keeping off the grass.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the study of religious or magical rites and ceremonies

Meaning #2: exaggerated emphasis on the importance of rites or ritualistic forms in worship

 
 
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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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