ritually

English

Etymology

From ritual +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɪt͡ʃu.əli/

Adverb

ritually (comparative more ritually, superlative most ritually)

1. In a ritual manner.
   • 2024, J. Shola Omotola, Samuel Oyewole, The Political Economy of Kidnapping and Insecurity in Nigeria, page 156:

     In some parts of precolonial Yorubaland, […] twins and their parents were either banished or ritually slaughtered.

2. By habit.
   • 2008, Rachel Kushner, Telex from Cuba:

     He observed as the sad bartender ritually played canasta with two bored and customerless dancers...

Synonyms

• (by habit): habitually

Translations

in a ritual manner

• French: rituellement (fr)
• German: rituell (de)
• Hungarian: rituálisan
• Polish: rytualnie (pl)
• Portuguese: ritualmente
• Swedish: rituellt (sv)