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{{also|Ritual|rituál}}

==English==

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|en|rituall}} {{q|obsolete}}

===Etymology===
From {{uder|en|la|-}} adjective {{m|la|rītuālis}}, from noun {{m|la|rītus||rite}}, + adjective suffix {{m|la|-ālis}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.u.əl/}}
** {{audio|en|en-us-ritual.ogg|a=US}}

===Adjective===
{{en-adj}}

# Related to a [[rite]] or repeated set of actions.
#: {{ux|en|They performed the '''ritual''' lighting of the candles.}}
#* {{quote-book|1=en|year=2001|author=David L. Lieber; Jules Harlow|title=Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary|page=855|text=These verses are the basis for the practice of wearing a prayer shawl (''tallit'') with a '''ritual''' fringe (''tzitzit'') on each of its four corners}}

====Derived terms====
{{der2|en|ritually|bi-ritual|ritual abuse|ritual servitude|ritual Ten Commandments}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|related to a rite}}
* Afrikaans: {{t|af|ritueel}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ծիսական}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|ритуален}}, {{t+|bg|церемониален}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|ritual|m|f}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|儀式|tr=yíshì}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|rituální}}
* Danish: {{t|da|rituel}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|rituaalinen}}
* French: {{t+|fr|rituel|m}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|ritual|m|f}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|რიტუალური}}
* German: {{t+|de|rituell}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|פֻּלְחָן|m}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|rituális}}, {{t+|hu|szertartásos}}, {{t+|hu|ünnepélyes}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|rituale}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|儀式的|tr=ぎしきてき, gishikiteki|sc=Jpan}}
* Latin: {{t|la|rītuālis}}
* Latvian: {{t+|lv|rituāls}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|kawanga}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|rituell}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|rituell}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|rytualny|m}}, {{t+|pl|obrzędowy|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|ritual}}, {{t|pt|ritualístico}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|ритуа́льный}}, {{t+|ru|обря́довый}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|rituell}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|ритуа́льний}}, {{t|uk|обрядо́вий}}, {{t|uk|обря́дний}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|defodol}}
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===Noun===
{{en-noun|~}}

# A [[rite]]; a repeated set of actions, especially in religious contexts.
#: {{ux|en|The priests carried out the religious '''ritual''' carefully.}}
#* {{quote-text|en|year=2017|author=Christine Honders|title=OCD: The Struggle with Obsessions and Compulsions|page=44
|passage=Despite their good intentions, family members who participate in OCD '''rituals''' help reinforce the problem.}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|en|ritualisation}}, {{l|en|ritualization}}
* {{l|en|ritualise}}, {{l|en|ritualize}}
* {{l|en|ritualist}}
* {{l|en|ritualistic}}
* {{l|en|ritually}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|repeated set of actions}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|ritual|m}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شَعِيرَة|f}}, {{t|ar|مَرَاسِم|m}}, {{t|ar|طُقُوس|m-p}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ծես}}, {{t|hy|արարողություն}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t+|az|ayin}}, {{t|az|mərasim}}
* Bashkir: {{t|ba|йола}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|рытуа́л|m}}, {{t|be|абра́д|m}}
* Bengali: {{t+|bn|আচার}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|ритуа́л|m}}, {{t+|bg|о́бред|m}}
* Burmese: {{t+|my|အခမ်းအနား}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|儀式|tr=yíshì}}, {{t+|cmn|典禮|tr=diǎnlǐ}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|rituál|m}}, {{t+|cs|obřad|m}}
* Danish: {{t|da|ritual|n}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|ritueel|n}}
* Egyptian: {{t-egy|jrw|h=i-ir-w-A53}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|ritaro}}, {{t|eo|ritualo}}
* Estonian: {{t|et|rituaal}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|rituaali}}
* French: {{t+|fr|rituel|m}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|ritual}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|რიტუალი}}
* German: {{t+|de|Ritual|n}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|τελετουργικό|n}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|τελετή|f}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|טֶקֶס|m|tr=tékes}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|अनुष्ठान|m}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|szertartás}}, {{t+|hu|rítus}}, {{t+|hu|rituálé}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|ritual}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|deasghnáth|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|rituale|m}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|儀式|tr=ぎしき, gishiki}}, {{t+|ja|祭祀|tr=さいし, saishi}}
* Kashubian: {{t|csb|ritual|m}}, {{t|csb|obrząd|m}}
* Kazakh: {{t|kk|ырым}}, {{t+|kk|рәсім}}
* Khmer: {{t+|km|ពិធី}}, {{t+|km|វិធី}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|의식(儀式)}}, {{t+|ko|의례(儀禮)}}, {{t+|ko|제사(祭祀)}}
* Kyrgyz: {{t+|ky|ырым}}
* Lao: {{t|lo|ພິທີ}}, {{t|lo|ພິທີກຳ}}
* Latin: {{t|la|ritus|m}}, {{t+|la|caerimōnia|f}}
* Latvian: {{t+|lv|rituāls|m}}, {{t+|lv|rits|m}}
* Lithuanian: {{t|lt|ritualas|m}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|ритуа́л|m}}, {{t|mk|обред|m}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|whakaritenga}}, {{t|mi|ritenga}}, {{t|mi|kawanga}}
* Nepali: {{t-needed|ne}}
* Norman: {{t|nrf|rituel|m}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|ritual|n}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|ritual|n}}
* Old English: {{t|ang|ġewuna|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|آیین|tr=âyin}}, {{t+|fa|مراسم|tr=marâsem}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|rytuał|m}}, {{t+|pl|obrządek|m}}, {{t+|pl|obrzęd|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|ritual|m}}, {{t+|pt|rito|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|ritual|n}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|ритуа́л|m}}, {{t+|ru|обря́д|m}}
* Scots: {{t|sco|reetual}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|deas-ghnàth|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|о̀бред|m}}, {{t|sh|риту̀а̄л|m}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|òbred|m}}, {{t+|sh|ritùāl|m}}
* Sherpa: {{t-needed|xsr}}
* Slovak: {{t|sk|rituál|m}}, {{t|sk|obrad|m}}
* Slovene: {{t|sl|ritual|m}}, {{t+|sl|obred|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|ritual|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|ritual|c}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|sulinaw}}
* Tajik: {{t|tg|маросим}}, {{t+|tg|расм}}, {{t+|tg|оин}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|พิธี}}, {{t+|th|พิธีกรรม}}
* Tibetan: {{t-needed|bo}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|ayin}}, {{t+|tr|ritüel}}, {{t+|tr|merasim}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|ритуа́л|m}}, {{t|uk|обря́д|m}}
* Uzbek: {{t+|uz|marosim}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|lễ nghi}}, {{t+|vi|nghi lễ}}, {{t+|vi|nghi thức}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|defod}}
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===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=ailrtu|litura}}

{{topics|en|Directives|Religion}}

==Catalan==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|ca|la|rituālis}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{ca-IPA}}
* {{rhymes|ca|al|s=3}}

===Adjective===
{{ca-adj}}

# {{l|en|ritual}}

===Noun===
{{ca-noun|m}}

# {{l|en|ritual}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|ca|ritu}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:ca:IEC2}}
* {{R:ca:GDLC}}
* {{R:ca:DNV}}
* {{R:ca:DCVB}}

==Danish==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|da|[ˌʁituˈæˀl]}}

===Noun===
{{da-noun|et|er}}

# {{l|en|ritual}}
#: {{syn|da|ritus}}

====Declension====
{{da-noun-infl|et|er}}

===References===
* {{R:DDO}}

==Ladin==

===Pronunciation===
{{rfp|lld}}

===Adjective===
{{lld-adj|ritua|l}}

# [[#English|ritual]]

==Norwegian Bokmål==

===Etymology===
From {{der|nb|la|ritualis}}, from {{m|la|ritus}}.

===Noun===
{{nb-noun-n3}}

# {{l|en|ritual}}

===References===
* {{R:The Bokmål Dictionary}}

==Norwegian Nynorsk==

===Etymology===
From {{der|nn|la|ritualis}}, from {{m|la|ritus}}.

===Noun===
{{nn-noun-n1}}

# {{l|en|ritual}}

===References===
* {{R:The Nynorsk Dictionary}}

==Portuguese==

===Pronunciation===
{{pt-IPA}}
* {{hyph|pt|ri|tu|al}}

===Adjective===
{{pt-adj}}

# {{l|en|ritual}}

===Noun===
{{pt-noun|m}}

# {{l|en|ritual}}

==Romanian==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|ro|fr|rituel}} or {{bor|ro|it|rituale}}.

===Noun===
{{ro-noun|n|rituali}}

# {{l|en|ritual}}

====Declension====
{{ro-noun-n|pl=rituali}}

==Serbo-Croatian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|sh|/ritǔaːl/}}
* {{hyph|sh|ri|tu|al}}

===Noun===
{{sh-noun|g=m|head=ritùāl}}

# {{l|en|ritual}}

====Declension====
{{sh-decl-noun
|ritùāl|rituali
|rituála|rituala
|ritualu|ritualima
|ritual|rituale
|rituale|rituali
|ritualu|ritualima
|ritualom|ritualima
}}

==Spanish==

===Etymology===
From {{uder|es|la|rituālis}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{es-pr}}

===Adjective===
{{es-adj}}

# {{l|en|ritual}}

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|es|ritualidad|ritualismo|ritualista|ritualmente}}

===Noun===
{{es-noun|m}}

# [[rite]]
# {{l|en|ritual}}

====Related terms====
{{col-auto|es|rito}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:es:DRAE}}

==Swedish==

===Noun===
{{sv-noun|c|g2=n}}

# {{l|en|ritual}} (set of ceremonial actions, or set of actions more generally, like in English)
#: {{ux|sv|den dagliga '''ritualen'''|the daily '''ritual'''}}

====Usage notes====
Neuter gender is uncommon.

====Declension====
{{sv-infl-noun-c-er}}
{{sv-infl-noun-n-zero}}

====Derived terms====
{{derived terms|sv
|ritualenlig
|ritualhandling
|ritualisera
|ritualisering
|ritualism
|ritualist
|ritualistisk
|ritualmord
|ritualmässig
|ritualslakt
}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|sv|rit}}
* {{l|sv|rituell}}

===References===
* {{R:svenska.se|saol}}
* {{R:svenska.se|so}}
* {{R:svenska.se|saob}}