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rit·u·al [ rich-oo-uhl ]
Definitions related to ritual:
  • An act or series of acts done in accordance with personal or social custom.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • An action or series of actions that is repeated, often in a religious or social setting. In medicine, it may describe a repeated action (such as hand washing) done to relieve feelings of fear, dread, and uneasiness in people who have an obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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