ritual

ritual

CEFR: C1-C2 /rit-u-al/ [r.ih1.ch.uw0.ah0.l]

A ritual is a ceremony or action performed in a customary way. Your family may have a ritual of eating spaghetti the night before the first day of school. A ritual can also be a stereotype behavior, or a behavior that can be noticed, similar to a habit.

Example Sentences:
I didn’t complete my daily rituals in order this morning, so I have felt a little funny all day.

Used as an adjective, ritual has a religious connotation.

Example Sentences:
The ritual killings were the reason Sally left the cult.