Ritual - Definition

adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals;
"ritual killing"
2: of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals; "a
ritual dance of Haiti"; "sedate little colonial tribe with
its ritual tea parties"- Nadine Gordimer
n 1: any customary observance or practice [syn: ritual,
rite]
2: the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies
3: stereotyped behavior