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1. (n.) ritualism
adherence to ritual.
2. ritualism
excessive fondness for ritual.
Etymology: (1835–45)
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| Definition of 'ritualism' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) ritualism
the study of religious or magical rites and ceremonies
2. (noun) ritualism
exaggerated emphasis on the importance of rites or ritualistic forms in worship
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) ritualism
a system founded upon a ritual or prescribed form of religious worship; adherence to, or observance of, a ritual
2. (noun) ritualism
specifically :(a) The principles and practices of those in the Church of England, who in the development of the Oxford movement, so-called, have insisted upon a return to the use in church services of the symbolic ornaments (altar cloths, encharistic vestments, candles, etc.) that were sanctioned in the second year of Edward VI., and never, as they maintain, forbidden by competennt authority, although generally disused. Schaff-Herzog Encyc. (b) Also, the principles and practices of those in the Protestant Episcopal Church who sympathize with this party in the Church of England
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. ritualism
respect for forms in the conduct of religious worship, particularly in connection with the administration of the sacraments of the Church, under the impression or on the plea that they minister, as they were ordained in certain cases to minister, to the quickening and maintenance of the religious life.
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