🇬🇧 Ritual meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A ritual is a set of actions you do in the same order, in the same way, over and over again. It can be something serious, like a quiet family ritual before bed, or something silly, like a secret handshake ritual with your friends. Rituals are special because they are repeated and usually mean something important or comforting to the people who do them.

Some people have a New Year’s ritual of making wishes at midnight; my ritual is trying to stay awake past 9 p.m.

Our family movie ritual is to argue about what to watch until it’s too late to watch anything.

The hamster has an exercise ritual of running in the wheel, falling out, and pretending it meant to do that.

My homework ritual is to open my notebook, sigh loudly, and suddenly remember very important dust on my shelf.

The baby’s nap ritual involves exactly three songs, four cuddles, and one loud burp of approval.

Every dawn she lights a tiny candle, folds a paper boat, and whispers "safe", a ritual. The ritual guides her shaky hands. The ritual steadies breath and gives her courage; her ritual comforts like a warm hand. The paper floats on the pond, sun touching the flame. The ritual ends with a quiet smile as hope sails away.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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