Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- By rites, or by a particular rite; by or with a ritual.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb By rites, or by a particular rite.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
ritual manner. - adverb By habit.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a ceremonial manner
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Examples
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The couple then returned to the edge of the dance circle, where they were once again ritually purified with incense.
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The couple then returned to the edge of the dance circle, where they were once again ritually purified with incense.
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; Exod. xx, 8 ff.; the term 'holy' here means set apart ritually, that is, taboo.
Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV Crawford Howell Toy 1877
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Predictably, Ryan railed against "class-warfare" - the tired phrase ritually trotted out from the right-wing's Orwellian dictionary to smear any call for economic justice and tax fairness.
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At some point, the chorus was directed to lay on the floor and sing their background music while "ritually" waving bits of mistletoe in the air.
Archive 2005-08-01 sfmike 2005
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At some point, the chorus was directed to lay on the floor and sing their background music while "ritually" waving bits of mistletoe in the air.
Norma on a Scorched Earth Stage sfmike 2005
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Once or twice a year they get together for drinks and each ritually buys the other a new hat.
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Once or twice a year they get together for drinks and each ritually buys the other a new hat.
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Once or twice a year they get together for drinks and each ritually buys the other a new hat.
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Kosher meat and chicken, which typically cost more than the non-kosher variety, must be ritually slaughtered according to rabbinic law.
Kosher Butcher Is Last of a Breed Shayndi Raice 2011
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