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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Of or pertaining to rites or ritual; as, ritual service or sacrifices; the ritual law.

2. (n.) A prescribed form of performing divine service in a particular church or communion; as, the Jewish ritual.

3. (n.) Hence, the code of ceremonies observed by an organization; as, the ritual of the freemasons.

4. (n.) A book containing the rites to be observed.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

BREACH OF RITUAL

rit'-u-al.

See CRIMES.

Greek

2356. threskeia -- religion
... religion. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: threskeia Phonetic Spelling:
(thrace-ki'-ah) Short Definition: ritual worship, religion Definition ...
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167. akatharsia -- uncleanness
... Cognate: 167 (from 1 "not" and 2513 , "clean because unmixed, pure") -- ritual ,
caused by leprosy, open infection, child birth, touching a corpse, etc. ...
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3009. leitourgia -- a service, a ministry
... ah) Short Definition: a charitable gift, public service Definition: a charitable
gift, public service in the widest sense; service as of priest or Levite ritual ...
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Library

Under Ban of the Ritual
... CHAPTER II UNDER BAN OF THE RITUAL. ... Not one law of the sculptor's ritual
but thou hadst broken, in the sacrilegious fresco. Gods! ...
//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter ii under ban of.htm

The Fact of the Redeemer's Return was Foreshadowed in the Ritual ...
... Chapter Three The Fact of the Redeemer's Return 5. The Fact of the Redeemer's Return
was foreshadowed in the Ritual on the annual day of Israel's Atonement. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/pink/the redeemers return/5 the fact of the.htm

The Fallacy of the Young Nation
... The curious thing is, in that example as in others, that it is the conscious ritualism
which is comparatively simple, the unconscious ritual which is really ...
//christianbookshelf.org/chesterton/heretics/xviii the fallacy of the.htm

Appendix v. Rabbinic Theology and Literature
... of Moses from Sinai,' tradition enumerates fifty-five, [6370] which may be thus
designated: religio-agrarian, four; [6371] ritual, including questions about ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/appendix v rabbinic theology and.htm

Malachi
... Here, as in Haggai, interest gathers round ritual rather than moral obligation,
though the latter is not neglected, iii.5, and the religion for which Malachi ...
//christianbookshelf.org/mcfadyen/introduction to the old testament/malachi.htm

The Secret of Gladness
... said: 'Fasting is a good thing in itself, and meritorious in the sight of God.'
The modern Pharisee says the same about many externals of ritual and worship ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture d/the secret of gladness.htm

The Passover: an Expiation and a Feast, a Memorial and a Prophecy
... The Passover ritual, as appointed here, divides itself into two main parts"the
sprinkling of the sacrificial blood on the door-posts and lintels, and the ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/the passover an expiation and.htm

The Day of Atonement
... The Talmudical treatise on the ritual of the day of atonement is entitled 'Yoma,'
the day, which sufficiently expresses its importance in the series of ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/the day of atonement.htm

The Making of a Prophet
... Now, I would notice as to this stage of the process, first, that Isaiah singularly
passes beyond all the old ritual in which he had been brought up, and ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/the making of a prophet.htm

Legislation Concerning Public Worship in the Period Subsequent to ...
... survived, and exerted itself in fostering, in many parts of the land, a sentiment
even more hostile to everything that might savor of even the simplest ritual. ...
/.../johnston/presbyterian worship/chapter vii legislation concerning public.htm

Thesaurus

Ritual (3 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Of or pertaining to rites or ritual; as,
ritual service or sacrifices; the ritual law. 2. (n.) A ...
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Clean (298 Occurrences)
... The physical, ritual, ethical, spiritual, figurative uses continually overlap,
especially the last four. 1. Physical: The physical use is infrequent: "Wash. ...
/c/clean.htm - 44k

Trumpets (52 Occurrences)
... herbs. On the 1st of Shebat is the new year for trees." 3. Ritual: The
ritual for the day consequently needs little explanation. ...
/t/trumpets.htm - 32k

Leaven (24 Occurrences)
... the Bedouin of today, probably made their bread without leaven; but leaven came
to play a great part in their bread-making, their law and ritual, and their ...
/l/leaven.htm - 21k

Feast (209 Occurrences)
... herbs. On the 1st of Shebat is the new year for trees." 3. Ritual: The
ritual for the day consequently needs little explanation. ...
/f/feast.htm - 47k

Salvation (386 Occurrences)
... Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SALVATION. sal-va'-shun: I. IN THE OLD TESTAMENT 1.
General 2. Individualism 3. Faith 4. Moral Law 5. Sacrifices 6. Ritual Law II. ...
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Red (124 Occurrences)
... was employed in the removal of the uncleanness of a person or thing that had been
in contact with a dead body, and also in removing ritual defilement from ...
/r/red.htm - 77k

Exploration
... in patriarchal times; upon the thought and language of a neighboring Semitic community
at the time of the Monarchy; upon the religious ritual and festivals of ...
/e/exploration.htm - 38k

Ordinance (89 Occurrences)
... or'-di-nans: 1. Old Testament Use: This word generally represents chuqqah, something
prescribed, enactment, usually with reference to matters of ritual. ...
/o/ordinance.htm - 40k

Guilt (180 Occurrences)
... holiness. When these are ritual and legal, instead of ethical and spiritual,
they will determine similarly the idea of guilt. This ...
/g/guilt.htm - 46k

Bible Concordance

Ritual (3 Occurrences)

Matthew 21:32 For John came to you observing all sorts of ritual, and you put no faith in him: the tax-gatherers and the notorious sinners did put faith in him, and you, though you saw this example set you, were not even afterwards sorry so as to believe him.
(WEY)

1 Corinthians 10:18 Look at the Israelites--the nation and their ritual. Are not those who eat the sacrifices joint-partakers in the altar?
(WEY)

Hebrews 9:6 Now these things having been thus prepared, the priests go in continually into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the services,
(See RSV)

Subtopics

Ritual

Related Terms

Clean (298 Occurrences)

Trumpets (52 Occurrences)

Leaven (24 Occurrences)

Feast (209 Occurrences)

Salvation (386 Occurrences)

Red (124 Occurrences)

Exploration

Ordinance (89 Occurrences)

Guilt (180 Occurrences)