🇬🇧 Ritual meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A ritual is something people do the same way every time on purpose, often because it is important or special. It can be part of a religious ceremony, like lighting candles and saying certain words in a place of worship. It can also be something a group does to show respect, celebrate, or feel close, like a birthday song before cake or a morning greeting at school. In a ritual, the order of the actions and the words matters, and people usually follow it carefully.

Our teacher has a secret morning ritual where she drinks coffee, sighs dramatically, and then remembers to smile at us.

The dog has a greeting ritual: spin in circles, jump on everyone, and then sit down like he’s always been polite.

Our family’s pizza-night ritual is to argue about toppings and then order exactly the same pizza we always get.

My alarm clock’s rude ritual is to scream at 6 a.m., fly off the nightstand when I hit it, and hide under the bed.

Our family movie-night ritual is to choose a movie for thirty minutes and then fall asleep five minutes after it starts.

The boy watched his father set a small stone on the table. The family ritual began: they touched the stone, lit a candle, and said the same short words. The ritual moved slowly, the ritual held them close, the ritual made the room warm. The boy learned the ritual, smiled, and joined in.

This word is at the C1 level, which means it’s part of advanced English. It’s used in sophisticated conversations, professional settings, and academic discussions. Words at this level help you express yourself fluently and precisely in nuanced situations.

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