A fixed set of words and actions, repeated the same way every time — the form matters as much as the content.
From the word’s history
From Latin rītuālis (adjective), from rītus "rite, religious ceremony, customary observance" + -ālis; the modern noun is a later use of the adjective. The root rītus already means "an established, customary way of doing a thing", which is exactly the fixed-form idea the modern word carries.
來自拉丁文 rītuālis（形容詞），由 rītus（儀式、既定的做法）加 -ālis 而成；英文其實先有形容詞，名詞是後來從形容詞轉過來的。這解釋了兩件事：一是為什麼形容詞和名詞的意思幾乎重疊，二是為什麼「宗教儀式」和「每天固定的習慣」能共用一個字——拉丁文 rītus 本來就同時涵蓋「宗教典禮」和「照老規矩辦的事」。
Wiktionary, "ritual" (etymology section, as supplied in the entry's attested origins)
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原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
ritualadj/ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.u.əl/
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Related to a rite or repeated set of actions.
- They performed the ritual lighting of the candles.
- These verses are the basis for the practice of wearing a prayer shawl (tallit) with a ritual fringe (tzitzit) on each of its four corners
ritualnoun/ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.u.əl/
- 1
A rite; a repeated set of actions, especially in religious contexts.
- The priests carried out the religious ritual carefully.
- Despite their good intentions, family members who participate in OCD rituals help reinforce the problem.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。