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ritualisticrelating to or characteristic of rituals; following established customs or ceremonies

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: relating to or characteristic of rituals; following established customs or ceremonies

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈrɪtʃuəlɪstɪk/

Korean meaning: 의식의, 의례적인; 관습이나 예식을 따르는

Korean pronunciation: **리**추얼리스틱

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother's morning routine is so ritualistic that she even counts her coffee stirring exactly 10 times.
  • The ritualistic handshake between the CEOs lasted awkwardly long.
  • Students performed the ritualistic cramming session before finals.

ritualistic

ADJECTIVE

//ˈrɪtʃuəlɪstɪk//

relating to or characteristic of rituals; following established customs or ceremonies

ritualistic concept
💡 Concept

Every morning he performs the same ritualistic coffee routine, down to the exact stirring count.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈrɪtʃuəlɪstɪk/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈrɪtʃuəlɪstɪk/

🌳Etymology

Rootritual
Suffix--istic

Origin

라틴어 'ritus(종교적 관습)'에서 출발하여, 'ritual(의식)'에 '-istic(~의 특성을 가진)'이 결합되어 만들어진 단어입니다.

🎵Rhyme

mysticartisticalistic
mystic
artistic
alistic

🔗Collocations

ritualistic behavior
ritualistic ceremony
ritualistic practices
ritualistic tradition
ritualistic approach

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother's morning routine is so ritualistic that she even counts her coffee stirring exactly 10 times.

😄 Fun example

The ritualistic handshake between the CEOs lasted awkwardly long.

Students performed the ritualistic cramming session before finals.

The wedding followed traditional ritualistic customs.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

ceremonialformaltraditionalcustomaryconventional

Antonyms

informalspontaneouscasual

Related

ritualceremonytraditioncustomprotocol

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