ritual

«ritual» in Mova's judaism dictionary: A set of actions always done in the same way and order… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a ritual, rituals); adjective (ritual)

meaning for a pupil

1) A set of actions always done in the same way and order, especially as part of a religious ceremony. tree →

2) Something a person or family always does in the same way, like a habit. tree →

3) (adjective) Done as part of a ceremony or out of habit. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it means a set religious practice; in this source it refers to ceremonies of a magical tradition, not the Torah's own commands. Interpretation: Some modern writers link Sefer Yetzirah to mystical practices, though the tradition treats it as a book of Creation. In the primary lessons: In religion and history lessons, rituals include baptism, prayers, festivals, ancient burial and harvest ceremonies; in church, Christians share rituals such as communion. In everyday life, a bedtime story or a team chant before a match is a ritual. Phrases: a bedtime ritual, religious ritual, ritual dance.

examples

• Hermetic rituals explain this Yetziratic attri- bution. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• Lighting candles is part of the ritual in many churches. tree →
• Our bedtime ritual is a bath, a story and a cuddle. tree →
• The ancient Egyptians had rituals for burying their kings. tree →
• Every Saturday, Dad's ritual is pancakes and the football. tree →
• The team does a ritual handshake before each game. tree →
• Baptism is an important Christian ritual. tree →
• To her was intrusted the office of convoking the assembly of the gods, and she was also mistress of ritual and ceremony. tree →

note

Countable. Related: rite (a single ceremony) and ritually (adverb). Not the same as habit, although an everyday ritual can be a habit with a special meaning.

In the corpora

• Distance doesn't end a real friendship; small rituals and regular calls keep it alive.
• Small rituals for the days a parent comes home help them feel less like a visitor.
• The Minotaur is a myth, but bull-leaping was a real sport or ritual of the Minoans.
• There is no evidence that eating bananas before a match makes you score more goals; it is a team ritual.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «ritual» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.