ritualism
ritualism noun: the belief that it is necessary for rites or repeated sets of actions to be carried out.
Noun
ritualism (countable and uncountable, plural ritualisms)
- The belief that it is necessary for rites or repeated sets of actions to be carried out.
- The practice of engaging in rituals.
- A carousing zone is a place where the ritualism of generating antinomian excitement prevails and may even be institutionalized.2009, Randall Collins, Violence: A Micro-sociological Theory, page 256
ritualism meaning in Malayalam
ritualism in Malayalam
- മതാനുഷ്ടാനങ്ങളിലെ ആചാരപ്രാമാണ്യം, കർമ്മാനുഷ്ഠാനപ്രധാനമായ
Forms of ritualism
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Origin of ritualism
From ritual + -ism.
Words formed from ritualism
Questions about ritualism
- What does ritualism mean?
- Ritualism means the belief that it is necessary for rites or repeated sets of actions to be carried out.
- What is ritualism in Malayalam?
- Ritualism in Malayalam is മതാനുഷ്ടാനങ്ങളിലെ ആചാരപ്രാമാണ്യം, കർമ്മാനുഷ്ഠാനപ്രധാനമായ. See Ritualism meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is ritualism?
- Ritualism is a noun.
- What is the plural of ritualism?
- The plural of ritualism is ritualisms.
Words near ritualism in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: ritualism (page history and authors); ritualism (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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