ritualistic

/ (ˌrɪtjʊəˈlɪstɪk) /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR ritualistic

adjective

of, relating to, or suggestive of ritualism

QUIZZES

BECOME A PRO CHEF WITH THIS EXQUISITE CUISINE QUIZ!

Even if you can't be a professional chef, you can at least talk like one with this vocabulary quiz.

Question 1 of 9

You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?

To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.

To stew in a sauce for a long time.

To cook in water, just below boiling temperature.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Derived forms of ritualistic

ritualistically, adverb

Words nearby ritualistic

Ritter's disease, ritual, ritual bath, ritualism, ritualist, ritualistic, ritualization, ritualize, ritual murder, Rituxan, rituximab

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example sentences from the Web for ritualistic

Students moan and growl and shriek and yawp, as if exorcising demons in a ritualistic ceremony.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze|Lizzie Crocker|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
There was even a free-spirited frock made of ropes, which flung about through her ritualistic dance.
Gareth Pugh's Fashion Show Lacked Fashion, But Not Passion|Justin Jones|September 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They repeat tasks over and over with a ritualistic and often perfectionist bent.
Why Tourette’s May Be Tim Howard’s Secret Weapon on the Field|Michael Daly|July 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This junkie is about to begin a three-day, neo-African, sometimes-terrifying, ritualistic trip.
Hallucinating Away a Heroin Addiction|Abby Haglage|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

How did the troubled young girl go about drawing sex acts in her notebook that mirrored the ritualistic killings?
True Detective’s Red Herring: Actress Erin Moriarty, Who Plays Marty’s Daughter, Tells All|Marlow Stern|March 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But he works, thankful to be left alone by his bishop: for war has declared a close time for ritualistic curates.
War and the Weird|Forbes Phillips
The passing of a dish was invested with a ritualistic essence.
Ladies and Gentlemen |Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
The edifice cost £15,000, and was at the opening signalized by ritualistic disturbances.
Mayfair, Belgravia, and Bayswater|Geraldine Edith Mitton
Thus in ancient India the holy fire was kindled anew each morning, and honoured with ritualistic observances (Agnihotra).
The Christ Myth|Arthur Drews
She is rather glad to see them, as life with an "intense" sister is at times trying, and the ritualistic curate is from home.
Mrs. Geoffrey|Duchess

MEANINGS

WORD GAMES

LEARN

WRITING

WORD OF THE DAY

ritualistic

adjective

QUIZZES

BECOME A PRO CHEF WITH THIS EXQUISITE CUISINE QUIZ!

Derived forms of ritualistic

Words nearby ritualistic

Example sentences from the Web for ritualistic

MEANINGS

WORD GAMES

LEARN

WRITING

WORD OF THE DAY

ritualistic

adjective

QUIZZES

BECOME A PRO CHEF WITH THIS EXQUISITE CUISINE QUIZ!

Derived forms of ritualistic

Words nearby ritualistic

Words related to ritualistic

Example sentences from the Web for ritualistic