Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ritualism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
rit-u-al-ism
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The belief that it is necessary for rites or repeated sets of actions to be carried out.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The practice of engaging in rituals.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English ritual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English ritualism From ritual + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ritualisms (plural)

Derived Forms

antiritualism

Questions

What does ritualism mean?
The belief that it is necessary for rites or repeated sets of actions to be carried out.
Where does ritualism come from?
Etymology tree English ritual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English ritualism From ritual + -ism.

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