Ritual

//ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.u.əl//

Synonyms for "ritual" (161 found)

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Closest matches (33)

Strong matches (48)

Related words (80)

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Translations

144 translations across 67 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • ritueel adj (related to a rite)

Albanian

1 entries
  • ritual noun (repeated set of actions)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • τελετή noun (repeated set of actions)

Arabic

3 entries
  • شَعِيرَة noun (repeated set of actions)
  • طُقُوس noun (repeated set of actions)
  • مَرَاسِم noun (repeated set of actions)

Armenian

3 entries
  • ծիսական adj (related to a rite)
  • արարողություն noun (repeated set of actions)
  • ծես noun (repeated set of actions)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • ayin noun (repeated set of actions)
  • mərasim noun (repeated set of actions)

Bashkir

1 entries
  • йола noun (repeated set of actions)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • абра́д noun (repeated set of actions)
  • рытуа́л noun (repeated set of actions)

Bengali

1 entries
  • আচার noun (repeated set of actions)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • ритуален adj (related to a rite)
  • церемониален adj (related to a rite)
  • о́бред noun (repeated set of actions)
  • ритуа́л noun (repeated set of actions)

Burmese

1 entries
  • အခမ်းအနား noun (repeated set of actions)

Catalan

1 entries
  • ritual adj (related to a rite)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 儀式 /仪式 adj (related to a rite)
  • 儀式 /仪式 noun (repeated set of actions)
  • 典禮 /典礼 noun (repeated set of actions)

Czech

3 entries
  • rituální adj (related to a rite)
  • obřad noun (repeated set of actions)
  • rituál noun (repeated set of actions)

Danish

2 entries
  • rituel adj (related to a rite)
  • ritual noun (repeated set of actions)

Dutch

1 entries
  • ritueel noun (repeated set of actions)

Egyptian

1 entries
  • i-ir-w-A53 noun (repeated set of actions)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • ritaro noun (repeated set of actions)
  • ritualo noun (repeated set of actions)

Estonian

1 entries
  • rituaal noun (repeated set of actions)

Finnish

2 entries
  • rituaalinen adj (related to a rite)
  • rituaali noun (repeated set of actions)

French

2 entries
  • rituel adj (related to a rite)
  • rituel noun (repeated set of actions)

Galician

2 entries
  • ritual adj (related to a rite)
  • ritual noun (repeated set of actions)

Georgian

2 entries
  • რიტუალური adj (related to a rite)
  • რიტუალი noun (repeated set of actions)

German

2 entries
  • rituell adj (related to a rite)
  • Ritual noun (repeated set of actions)

Greek

1 entries
  • τελετουργικό noun (repeated set of actions)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • פֻּלְחָן adj (related to a rite)
  • טֶקֶס noun (repeated set of actions)

Hindi

4 entries
  • अनुष्ठान adj (related to a rite)
  • रीति adj (related to a rite)
  • संस्कार adj (related to a rite)
  • अनुष्ठान noun (repeated set of actions)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • rituális adj (related to a rite)
  • szertartásos adj (related to a rite)
  • ünnepélyes adj (related to a rite)
  • rituálé noun (repeated set of actions)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • ritual noun (repeated set of actions)

Irish

1 entries
  • deasghnáth noun (repeated set of actions)

Italian

2 entries
  • rituale adj (related to a rite)
  • rituale noun (repeated set of actions)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 儀式的 adj (related to a rite)
  • 儀式 noun (repeated set of actions)
  • 祭祀 noun (repeated set of actions)

Kashubian

2 entries
  • obrząd noun (repeated set of actions)
  • ritual noun (repeated set of actions)

Kazakh

2 entries
  • рәсім noun (repeated set of actions)
  • ырым noun (repeated set of actions)

Khmer

2 entries
  • ពិធី noun (repeated set of actions)
  • វិធី noun (repeated set of actions)

Korean

3 entries
  • 의례 noun (repeated set of actions)
  • 의식 noun (repeated set of actions)
  • 제사 noun (repeated set of actions)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • ырым noun (repeated set of actions)

Lao

2 entries
  • ພິທີ noun (repeated set of actions)
  • ພິທີກຳ noun (repeated set of actions)

Latin

3 entries
  • rītuālis adj (related to a rite)
  • caerimōnia noun (repeated set of actions)
  • ritus noun (repeated set of actions)

Latvian

3 entries
  • rituāls adj (related to a rite)
  • rits noun (repeated set of actions)
  • rituāls noun (repeated set of actions)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • ritualas noun (repeated set of actions)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • обред noun (repeated set of actions)
  • ритуа́л noun (repeated set of actions)

Māori

4 entries
  • kawanga adj (related to a rite)
  • kawanga noun (repeated set of actions)
  • ritenga noun (repeated set of actions)
  • whakaritenga noun (repeated set of actions)

Norman

1 entries
  • rituel noun (repeated set of actions)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • rituell adj (related to a rite)
  • ritual noun (repeated set of actions)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • rituell adj (related to a rite)
  • ritual noun (repeated set of actions)

Old English

1 entries
  • ġewuna noun (repeated set of actions)

Persian

2 entries
  • آیین noun (repeated set of actions)
  • مراسم noun (repeated set of actions)

Polish

4 entries
  • obrzędowy adj (related to a rite)
  • rytualny adj (related to a rite)
  • obrządek noun (repeated set of actions)
  • obrzęd noun (repeated set of actions)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • ritual adj (related to a rite)
  • ritualístico adj (related to a rite)
  • rito noun (repeated set of actions)
  • ritual noun (repeated set of actions)

Romanian

1 entries
  • ritual noun (repeated set of actions)

Russian

4 entries
  • обря́довый adj (related to a rite)
  • ритуа́льный adj (related to a rite)
  • обря́д noun (repeated set of actions)
  • ритуа́л noun (repeated set of actions)

Scots

1 entries
  • reetual noun (repeated set of actions)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • deas-ghnàth noun (repeated set of actions)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • ritùāl noun (repeated set of actions)
  • òbred noun (repeated set of actions)
  • о̀бред noun (repeated set of actions)
  • риту̀а̄л noun (repeated set of actions)

Slovak

2 entries
  • obrad noun (repeated set of actions)
  • rituál noun (repeated set of actions)

Slovene

2 entries
  • obred noun (repeated set of actions)
  • ritual noun (repeated set of actions)

Spanish

1 entries
  • ritual noun (repeated set of actions)

Swedish

2 entries
  • rituell adj (related to a rite)
  • ritual noun (repeated set of actions)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • sulinaw noun (repeated set of actions)

Tajik

3 entries
  • маросим noun (repeated set of actions)
  • оин noun (repeated set of actions)
  • расм noun (repeated set of actions)

Thai

2 entries
  • พิธี noun (repeated set of actions)
  • พิธีกรรม noun (repeated set of actions)

Turkish

3 entries
  • ayin noun (repeated set of actions)
  • merasim noun (repeated set of actions)
  • ritüel noun (repeated set of actions)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • обря́дний adj (related to a rite)
  • обрядо́вий adj (related to a rite)
  • ритуа́льний adj (related to a rite)
  • обря́д noun (repeated set of actions)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • marosim noun (repeated set of actions)

Vietnamese

3 entries
  • lễ nghi noun (repeated set of actions)
  • nghi lễ noun (repeated set of actions)
  • nghi thức noun (repeated set of actions)

Welsh

2 entries
  • defodol adj (related to a rite)
  • defod noun (repeated set of actions)

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

A sacred ritual took place in the magnificent temple.

Source: tatoeba (269693)

The sacred ritual took place after being postponed twice.

Source: tatoeba (280983)

If someone wants the ceremony to be held in accordance with Japanese Shinto ritual, then that is possible at this church.

Source: tatoeba (281421)

Slotted spoons have a particular role in the traditional absinthe ritual. They are used to hold a sugar cube over a glass as one dissolves it into her drink with cold water.

Source: tatoeba (830755)

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.