RITUAL

I. adjective Etymology: Latin ~is, from ritus rite Date: 1570 of or relating to rites or a ~ ; ceremonial , according to religious law , done in accordance with social custom or normal protocol , ~ly adverb II. noun Date: 1649 the established form for a ceremony, 2. ~ observance, a ceremonial act or action, an act or series of acts regularly repeated in a set precise manner