ritualism
noun
adherence to or insistence on ritual.
ritualistically
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a word derived from
ritualism.
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a word derived from
ritualistic.
ritualisticadjectiveof, relating to, or suggestive of ritualism
Example Sentences
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They just want to see their champion ritualistically humiliate their opponent and the opponent’s ideology.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2025
Quite different from the green tea leaves that are steeped to make ordinary green tea, matcha is the strong powdered green tea that is ritualistically offered in tea ceremonies.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2021
But once the chimpanzees had mastered the technique, they repeated it often, proudly, almost ritualistically, fiddling with the inserted blades to make sure others were suitably impressed.
From New York Times ● May 7, 2021
The staging often veered into murky symbolic conceits — bolts of cloth swaddling and unspooling, a ritualistically torn newspaper — or stiff, stylized movements that clashed with the realistic veneer.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 9, 2019
“Does any master oppose this action?” the Chancellor asked ritualistically as I looked down at my feet.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
