the alteration of a behavior pattern, as by a change in intensity, in a way that increases its effectiveness as a signal to other members of the species
Word origin
[1930–35; ritualize + -ation]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: DNA, acoustic phonetics, hypercorrection, old school tie, uncertainty principle-ation is used to form nouns from stems ending in -ate (separation) and, on this model, to form nouns from stems of other origin (starvation). Other words that use the affix -ation include: generalization, pagination, polarization, polymerization, reservation
Examples of 'ritualization' in a sentence
ritualization
Does that necessarily rest on the ritualization of liberalism, or would it suffice for ritualists to become more 'liberal'?