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.

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  • adverb in a ceremonial manner

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Examples

  • The couple then returned to the edge of the dance circle, where they were once again ritually purified with incense.

    The Huichol: more personal reminiscences 2009

  • The couple then returned to the edge of the dance circle, where they were once again ritually purified with incense.

    The Huichol: more personal reminiscences 2009

  • ; 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

  • 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.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • 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

  • 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

  • Once or twice a year they get together for drinks and each ritually buys the other a new hat.

    Page 2 2009

  • Once or twice a year they get together for drinks and each ritually buys the other a new hat.

    Page 2 2009

  • Once or twice a year they get together for drinks and each ritually buys the other a new hat.

    Page 2 2009

  • 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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