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ritualisms

ritualisms is the plural of ritualism.

Meaning of ritualism

Noun

ritualism (countable and uncountable, plural ritualisms)

  1. The belief that it is necessary for rites or repeated sets of actions to be carried out.
  2. 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

Questions about ritualisms

What is ritualisms the plural of?
Ritualisms is the plural of ritualism.

Words near ritualisms in the dictionary

  1. ritualise
  2. ritualised
  3. ritualises
  4. ritualising
  5. ritualism
  6. ritualisms
  7. ritualist
  8. ritualistic
  9. ritualistically
  10. ritualists
  11. ritualities

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