Clues for the word "RITUAL"
We've had 50 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 86 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on December 02, 2025.
Definition of ritual
- a. - Of or pertaining to rites or ritual; as, ritual service or sacrifices; the ritual law.
- n. - A prescribed form of performing divine service in a particular church or communion; as, the Jewish ritual.
- n. - Hence, the code of ceremonies observed by an organization; as, the ritual of the freemasons.
- n. - A book containing the rites to be observed.
Referring Clues
- Confirmation, for one
- Secret society's secret
- Marriage, for one
- Initiation, for one
- Mass, for one
- Ceremonial act
- Ceremony
- Liturgy
- Customary observance
- Mass, e.g.
- Solemn practice
- Morning ___ (bathing, combing the hair, etc.)
- Rite
- Church ceremony
- Fraternity hazing, e.g.
- Fraternity initiation, e.g.
- Holy communion, e.g.
- Procedure
- Regular procedure
- Ceremonial doings
- Everyday routine
- Established procedure
- Solemn ceremony
- Regular practice
- Initiation, e.g.
- Rain dance, e.g.
- Custom
- Oft-repeated series of actions
- Customary (eg religious) practice
- Ceremonial trial rearranged about the middle of January
- Codified ceremony
- Stereotyped behaviour
- Ceremony is only two-thirds sacred
- Ceremonial
- In France you may be introduced to foreign currency - that's regularly repeated
- Trade union in retreat overturned custom
- Morning tea, for many
- Of rites
- Brewing one's morning coffee, e.g.
- Procedure regularly followed
- Formal "about turn" in a flawed trial
- Customary routine
- Traditional procedure
- Unity ceremony, for example
- Doing a crossword every morning, for many
- Religious custom
- Religious ceremony
- Confirmation, e.g.
- Is this classic fire dance just routine?
- Formal `iabout turn^i in a flawed trial
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 02, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 30, 2025
- New York Times - December 08, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - October 22, 2024
- New York Times - August 26, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - August 14, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - July 13, 2024
- USA Today - May 09, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - April 24, 2024
- LA Times - April 22, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - March 09, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - January 27, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - November 23, 2023
- New York Times - October 09, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - August 20, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - April 18, 2023
- USA Today - January 11, 2023
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - June 15, 2022
- Penny Dell Daily - December 03, 2017
- Universal - September 27, 2017
- Guardian Everyman - June 18, 2017
- Evening Standard Quick - April 18, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - March 31, 2017
- USA Today - January 30, 2017
- New York Times - January 14, 2017
- New York Times - December 11, 2016
- Family Time - October 30, 2016
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - October 26, 2016
- Guardian Speedy - October 09, 2016
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - January 24, 2016
- And in 56 more crossword puzzles...