different between observance vs ritual

English

Alternative forms

• observancy (obsolete)
• observaunce (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old French observance, from Latin observantia. Equivalent of observe +? -ance.

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: ?b-zûr?v?ns, IPA^(key): /?b?z?v?ns/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b?z??v?ns/
• Hyphenation: ob?ser?vance

Noun

observance (countable and uncountable, plural observances)

1. The practice of complying with a law, custom, command or rule.
2. The custom of celebrating a holiday or similar occasion.
3. Observation or the act of watching.
4. (religion) A rule governing a religious order, especially in the Roman Catholic church.
5. That which is to be observed.
6. Reverence; homage.

Antonyms

• misobservance

Derived terms

• hyperobservance
• misobservance

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p.s??.v??s/

Noun

observance f (plural observances)

1. observance

Related terms

• observable
• observant
• observateur
• observer

References

• “observance” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Alternative forms

• rituall (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin adjective r?tu?lis, from noun r?tuum (“rite”), + adjective suffix -?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???.t?u.?l/

Adjective

ritual (comparative more ritual, superlative most ritual)

1. Related to a rite or repeated set of actions.

Derived terms

• ritually

Translations

Noun

ritual (countable and uncountable, plural rituals)

1. rite; a repeated set of actions

Derived terms

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

Translations

Anagrams

• litura

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin ritualis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ri.tu?al/
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

ritual (masculine and feminine plural rituals)

1. ritual

Noun

ritual m (plural rituals)

1. ritual

Related terms

• ritu

Further reading

• “ritual” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “ritual” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “ritual” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “ritual” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??itu?æ?l]

Noun

ritual n (singular definite ritualet, plural indefinite ritualer)

1. ritual

   Synonym: ritus

Declension

References

• “ritual” in Den Danske Ordbog

Ladin

Pronunciation

Adjective

ritual m (feminine singular rituala, masculine plural rituai, feminine plural rituales)

1. ritual

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin ritualis, from ritus

Noun

ritual n (definite singular ritualet, indefinite plural ritual or ritualer, definite plural rituala or ritualene)

1. ritual

References

• “ritual” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin ritualis, from ritus

Noun

ritual n (definite singular ritualet, indefinite plural ritual, definite plural rituala)

1. ritual

References

• “ritual” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i?twa?/

Adjective

ritual m or f (plural rituais, comparable)

1. ritual

Noun

ritual m (plural rituais)

1. ritual

Romanian

Etymology

From French rituel or Italian rituale.

Noun

ritual n (plural rituali)

1. ritual

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rit?a?l/
• Hyphenation: ri?tu?al

Noun

ritù?l m (Cyrillic spelling ????????)

1. ritual

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ri?twal/, [ri?t?wal]

Adjective

ritual (plural rituales)

1. ritual

Noun

ritual m (plural rituales)

1. rite

Derived terms

• ritualismo
• ritualista

Further reading

• “ritual” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.