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Definition of "ritualist" []

  • An authority on or a student of ritual. (noun)
  • One who practices or advocates the observance of ritual. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "ritualist" in a sentence
  • "The first is called a ritualist because he invents and remembers one rite; the other is called an anti-ritualist because he obeys and forgets a thousand."
  • "True, Shepherd was more of what would now be called a ritualist than I; true, I thought my doctrine simpler and therefore better than his; but was this any reason why I should have all the grand people to minister to in my parish!"
  • "Vuurdoorn is a druid/dryad and a ritualist with a fascination for silly humans without really caring for their well-being."