Definitions for rituals
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1. rituals

   A ritual is a sequence of activities involving gestures, words, actions, or objects, performed according to a set sequence. Rituals may be prescribed by the traditions of a community, including a religious community. Rituals are characterized, but not defined, by formalism, traditionalism, invariance, rule-governance, sacral symbolism, and performance.Rituals are a feature of all known human societies. They include not only the worship rites and sacraments of organized religions and cults, but also rites of passage, atonement and purification rites, oaths of allegiance, dedication ceremonies, coronations and presidential inaugurations, marriages, funerals and more. Even common actions like hand-shaking and saying "hello" may be termed as rituals. The field of ritual studies has seen a number of conflicting definitions of the term. One given by Kyriakidis is that a ritual is an outsider's or "etic" category for a set activity (or set of actions) that, to the outsider, seems irrational, non-contiguous, or illogical. The term can be used also by the insider or "emic" performer as an acknowledgement that this activity can be seen as such by the uninitiated onlooker. In psychology, the term ritual is sometimes used in a technical sense for a repetitive behavior systematically used by a person to neutralize or prevent anxiety; it can be a symptom of obsessive–compulsive disorder but obsessive-compulsive ritualistic behaviors are generally isolated activities.

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rituals in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rituals in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of rituals in a Sentence

1. Photographer Landon Nordeman:

   Photographing rituals of celebration has always intrigued me -- whether it be worlds of fashion, art, or sports -- but the last three days were my first foray into the political scene, i loved it! The juxtaposition of two American traditions -- the political race and the state fair -- provided ample opportunity for me to make photographs that express my point of view.

2. Faustine Ndugulile:

   So far, we have found 10 bodies, and most of their private parts and teeth had been removed, these murders are linked to witchcraft practices because that is the trend for such crimes, where herbalists ask people to get these human parts for money rituals.

3. George Gmelch:

   What they're really doing is giving themselves confidence, if I do these little rituals, then I'm gon na feel confident going into this activity, and I can succeed and do well.

4. Mark McCoy:

   To me, in its prime, Nan Madol was a capital, it was the seat of political power, the center of the most important religious rituals, and the place where the former chiefs of the island were laid to rest.

5. Robert Burck:

   I've never missed a day and I feel very fortunate to, just to have my routine, and my rituals, my message is - get out everyday, do the most you can to keep up your passions and your instincts and the things you want to accomplish.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rituals