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ritualistic


noun

  1. adherence to or insistence on ritual.
  2. the study of ritual practices or religious rites.
  3. excessive fondness for ritual.

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or suggestive of ritualism

noun

  1. emphasis, esp exaggerated emphasis, on the importance of rites and ceremonies
  2. the study of rites and ceremonies, esp magical or religious ones
adj.

1844, from ritualist “one versed in or devoted to rituals” (1650s; see ritual) + -ic. Related: Ritualism (1838).

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