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Ritual vs Liturgical - What's the difference?

ritual | liturgical |

As a noun ritual

is ritual, rite.

As an adjective liturgical is

pertaining to liturgy.

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

    liturgical

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Pertaining to liturgy.

    • Synonyms

    * liturgic

    Derived terms

    * liturgically