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ritual

 
 
/ˈrɪtʃuəl/ noun [C]

Translation

an activity or a set of actions that are always done in the same way or at the same time, sometimes as part of a religion
usül, kural, âdet, töre, örf; dinî gelenek/görenek
Coffee and the paper are part of my morning ritual.934
ritualistic
 
 
/ˌrɪtjuəlˈɪstɪk/ adjective
done as a ritual
törensel, geleneksel, dinî örf anane ve örfe ait
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(Definition of ritual noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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