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ritualist

ritualist noun: one skilled in ritual.

Noun

ritualist (plural ritualists)

  1. One skilled in ritual.
  2. One excessively concerned with religious ritual.
  3. One rigidly adhering to institutional procedures.

Forms of ritualist

pluralritualists

Origin of ritualist

From ritual + -ist.

Questions about ritualist

What does ritualist mean?
Ritualist means one skilled in ritual.
What part of speech is ritualist?
Ritualist is a noun.
What is the plural of ritualist?
The plural of ritualist is ritualists.

Words near ritualist in the dictionary

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

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