Definition of ritualism in English:
ritualism
noun ˈrɪtʃʊəlɪz(ə)mˈrɪtʃ(u)əˌlɪzəm
1The regular observance or practice of ritual, especially when excessive or without regard to its function.
Example sentencesExamples
- He refused to be drawn into the ritualism which for many was the natural consequence of the Oxford movement, but supported the revival of Anglican monastic life, particularly for women.
- The Protestant Reformation in England brought a rejection of some of the ritualism of the Roman Catholic Church.
- In addition, Protestantism, with its emphasis on ‘godly’ preaching and Bible study, was an academic creed, unattractive to illiterate villagers steeped in the oral traditions and symbolic ritualism of medieval England.
- The community believes in performing good deeds, which are more than worship, and good worship is a matter of the heart and not of formal ritualism.
- Eventually the use of the body, ritualism, masquerade, and the shrine-like aura in non-Western religious and art practices found their way into conceptual art.
- These remains document an extravagant ritualism and outspoken insistence on the nobles' political dignity.
- 1.1 A traditional or fixed way of behaving.
Christmas shopping is steeped in consumer ritualism
Example sentencesExamples
- Ritualism ensues with an unchallenged insistence upon punctilious adherence to formalized procedures.
- There may be ritualism behaviour which the subject feels compelled to carry out.
- Our ritualism lets each individual walk through everyday life with a shell of privacy and forbearance.
- The Boxing Day sales tradition was "consumer ritualism at its best".
- Ritualism could develop as a defence mechanism.
- Ritualism is normal toddler behavior.
- Many experiments have been conducted on the results of emotional stability from ritualism.
Definition of ritualism in US English:
ritualism
nounˈrɪtʃ(u)əˌlɪzəmˈriCH(o͞o)əˌlizəm
1The regular observance or practice of ritual, especially when excessive or without regard to its function.
Example sentencesExamples
- Eventually the use of the body, ritualism, masquerade, and the shrine-like aura in non-Western religious and art practices found their way into conceptual art.
- The community believes in performing good deeds, which are more than worship, and good worship is a matter of the heart and not of formal ritualism.
- In addition, Protestantism, with its emphasis on ‘godly’ preaching and Bible study, was an academic creed, unattractive to illiterate villagers steeped in the oral traditions and symbolic ritualism of medieval England.
- He refused to be drawn into the ritualism which for many was the natural consequence of the Oxford movement, but supported the revival of Anglican monastic life, particularly for women.
- These remains document an extravagant ritualism and outspoken insistence on the nobles' political dignity.
- The Protestant Reformation in England brought a rejection of some of the ritualism of the Roman Catholic Church.
- 1.1 A traditional or fixed way of behaving.
Christmas shopping is steeped in consumer ritualism
Example sentencesExamples
- There may be ritualism behaviour which the subject feels compelled to carry out.
- Many experiments have been conducted on the results of emotional stability from ritualism.
- The Boxing Day sales tradition was "consumer ritualism at its best".
- Our ritualism lets each individual walk through everyday life with a shell of privacy and forbearance.
- Ritualism could develop as a defence mechanism.
- Ritualism is normal toddler behavior.
- Ritualism ensues with an unchallenged insistence upon punctilious adherence to formalized procedures.