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Proprieties vs Ritual - What's the difference?

proprieties | ritual |

As nouns the difference between proprieties and ritual

is that proprieties is while ritual is ritual, rite.

proprieties

English

Noun

(head)
  • The customs associated with polite society

    • ritual

    English

    Alternative forms

    * rituall (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Related to a rite or repeated set of actions.
    • They performed the ritual lighting of the candles.

    Derived terms

    * ritually

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • rite; a repeated set of actions
    • They carried out the ritual carefully.

    Derived terms

    * ritualisation, ritualization * ritualise, ritualize * ritualist * ritualistic * ritually