RITUALISM as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • exaggerated emphasis on the importance of rites or ritualistic forms in worship
   Hypernyms(s) ritualism is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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2. Meaning
   • the study of religious or magical rites and ceremonies
   Hypernyms(s) ritualism is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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