religious ritual
English Thesaurus
1. a ceremony having religious meaning (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | ceremony, |
| definition | : | the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | agape, love feast, |
| definition | : | a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | religious rite, rite, |
| definition | : | an established ceremony prescribed by a religion (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | sacrament, |
| definition | : | a formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the two Protestant ceremonies are baptism and the Lord's Supper; in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church there are seven traditional rites accepted as instituted by Jesus: baptism and confirmation and Holy Eucharist and penance and holy orders and matrimony and extreme unction (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | confirmation, |
| definition | : | a ceremony held in the synagogue (usually at Pentecost) to admit as adult members of the Jewish community young men and women who have successfully completed a course of study in Judaism (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | sanctification, |
| definition | : | a religious ceremony in which something is made holy (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | inunction, unction, |
| definition | : | anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | libation, |
| definition | : | the act of pouring a liquid offering (especially wine) as a religious ceremony (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | mass, |
| definition | : | (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist (noun.act) |
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