Noun

• S: (n) ritual, rite (any customary observance or practice)
• S: (n) ritual (the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies)
• S: (n) ritual (stereotyped behavior)

Adjective

• S: (adj) ritual (of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals) "ritual killing"
• S: (adj) ritual (of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals) "a ritual dance of Haiti"; "sedate little colonial tribe with its ritual tea parties"- Nadine Gordimer