ritualism
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1. exaggerated emphasis on the importance of rites or ritualistic forms in worship (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | pattern, practice, |
| definition | : | a customary way of operation or behavior (noun.act) |
2. the study of religious or magical rites and ceremonies (noun.cognition)
3. exaggerated emphasis on the importance of rites or ritualistic forms in worship (noun.act)
| derivation | : | ritualist, |
| definition | : | an advocate of strict observance of ritualistic forms (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | ritualistic, |
| definition | : | of or characterized by or adhering to ritualism (adj.pert) |
4. the study of religious or magical rites and ceremonies (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | ritualist, |
| definition | : | a social anthropologist who is expert on rites and ceremonies (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | ritualistic, |
| definition | : | of or characterized by or adhering to ritualism (adj.pert) |
5. exaggerated emphasis on the importance of rites or ritualistic forms in worship (noun.act)
| derivation | : | ritualist, |
| definition | : | an advocate of strict observance of ritualistic forms (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | ritualistic, |
| definition | : | of or characterized by or adhering to ritualism (adj.pert) |
6. the study of religious or magical rites and ceremonies (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | ritualist, |
| definition | : | a social anthropologist who is expert on rites and ceremonies (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | ritualistic, |
| definition | : | of or characterized by or adhering to ritualism (adj.pert) |
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