rittenhouse
— Noun
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~ United States astronomer said to have built the first telescope made in America; also the first director of the United States Mint (1732-1796)
religious ritual
— Noun
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~ a ceremony having religious meaning
ritual
— Noun
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~ the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies
ritual killing
— Noun
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~ the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
ritual dance
— Noun
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~ a dance that is part of a religious ritual
ritual dancing
— Noun
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~ a dance that is part of a religious ritual
ritual
— Noun
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~ any customary observance or practice
ritual
— Adjective
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~ of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals; "ritual killing"
ritual
— Adjective
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~ of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals; "a ritual dance of Haiti"; "sedate little colonial tribe with its ritual tea parties"- Nadine Gordimer
ritualise
— Verb
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~ make or evolve into a ritual; "The growing up of children has become ritualized in many cultures"
ritualism
— Noun
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~ exaggerated emphasis on the importance of rites or ritualistic forms in worship
ritualism
— Noun
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~ the study of religious or magical rites and ceremonies
ritualist
— Noun
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~ a social anthropologist who is expert on rites and ceremonies
ritualist
— Noun
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~ an advocate of strict observance of ritualistic forms
ritualistic
— Adjective
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~ of or characterized by or adhering to ritualism; "a feudal or ritualistic society"; "the ritualistic killing of a sheep"
ritualize
— Verb
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~ make or evolve into a ritual; "The growing up of children has become ritualized in many cultures"
ritually
— Adverb
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~ in a ceremonial manner; "he was ceremonially sworn in as President"
Ritz
— Noun
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~ an ostentatiously elegant hotel
Ritz
— Noun
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~ Swiss hotelier who created a chain of elegant hotels (1850-1918)