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ritual

CEFR: B2

A religious, spiritual, or solemn cultural ceremony consisting of a series of formalized actions performed in a strictly prescribed sequential order.

Synonyms

rite
ceremony
sacrament

Common Collocations

daily ritual
religious ritual
perform a ritual

Example Sentence

Ancient hula was fundamentally a sacred ritual performed in temples to honor ancestral deities and preserve genealogy.

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