English

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Etymology

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ritual +‎ -ism

Noun

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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.
    • 2009, Randall Collins, Violence: A Micro-sociological Theory, page 256:
      A carousing zone is a place where the ritualism of generating antinomian excitement prevails and may even be institutionalized.
      ...

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French ritualisme.

Noun

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ritualism n (uncountable)

  1. ritualism

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