1The regular observance or practice of ritual, especially when excessive or without regard to its function.
（尤指过多或不考虑其功能的）仪式主义；（宗教的）崇礼主义
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He refused to be drawn into the ritualism which for many was the natural consequence of the Oxford movement, but supported the revival of Anglican monastic life, particularly for women.
The Protestant Reformation in England brought a rejection of some of the ritualism of the Roman Catholic Church.
In addition, Protestantism, with its emphasis on ‘godly’ preaching and Bible study, was an academic creed, unattractive to illiterate villagers steeped in the oral traditions and symbolic ritualism of medieval England.
The community believes in performing good deeds, which are more than worship, and good worship is a matter of the heart and not of formal ritualism.
Eventually the use of the body, ritualism, masquerade, and the shrine-like aura in non-Western religious and art practices found their way into conceptual art.
These remains document an extravagant ritualism and outspoken insistence on the nobles' political dignity.
1.1A traditional or fixed way of behaving.
Christmas shopping is steeped in consumer ritualism
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Ritualism ensues with an unchallenged insistence upon punctilious adherence to formalized procedures.
There may be ritualism behaviour which the subject feels compelled to carry out.
Our ritualism lets each individual walk through everyday life with a shell of privacy and forbearance.
The Boxing Day sales tradition was "consumer ritualism at its best".
Ritualism could develop as a defence mechanism.
Ritualism is normal toddler behavior.
Many experiments have been conducted on the results of emotional stability from ritualism.
Definition of ritualism in US English:
ritualism
nounˈrɪtʃ(u)əˌlɪzəmˈriCH(o͞o)əˌlizəm
1The regular observance or practice of ritual, especially when excessive or without regard to its function.
（尤指过多或不考虑其功能的）仪式主义；（宗教的）崇礼主义
Example sentencesExamples
Eventually the use of the body, ritualism, masquerade, and the shrine-like aura in non-Western religious and art practices found their way into conceptual art.
The community believes in performing good deeds, which are more than worship, and good worship is a matter of the heart and not of formal ritualism.
In addition, Protestantism, with its emphasis on ‘godly’ preaching and Bible study, was an academic creed, unattractive to illiterate villagers steeped in the oral traditions and symbolic ritualism of medieval England.
He refused to be drawn into the ritualism which for many was the natural consequence of the Oxford movement, but supported the revival of Anglican monastic life, particularly for women.
These remains document an extravagant ritualism and outspoken insistence on the nobles' political dignity.
The Protestant Reformation in England brought a rejection of some of the ritualism of the Roman Catholic Church.
1.1A traditional or fixed way of behaving.
Christmas shopping is steeped in consumer ritualism
Example sentencesExamples
There may be ritualism behaviour which the subject feels compelled to carry out.
Many experiments have been conducted on the results of emotional stability from ritualism.
The Boxing Day sales tradition was "consumer ritualism at its best".
Our ritualism lets each individual walk through everyday life with a shell of privacy and forbearance.
Ritualism could develop as a defence mechanism.
Ritualism is normal toddler behavior.
Ritualism ensues with an unchallenged insistence upon punctilious adherence to formalized procedures.