(~s)
1.
A ~ is a religious service or other ceremony which involves a series of actions performed in a fixed order.
This is the most ancient, and holiest of the Shinto ~s...
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2.
Ritual activities happen as part of a ~ or tradition.
...fastings and ~ dancing.
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~ly
The statue was ~ly bathed and purified.
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3.
A ~ is a way of behaving or a series of actions which people regularly carry out in a particular situation, because it is their custom to do so.
The whole Italian culture revolves around the ~ of eating...
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4.
You can describe something as a ~ action when it is done in exactly the same way whenever a particular situation occurs.
I realized that here the conventions required me to make the ~ noises.
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