[ adj ] of or characterized by or adhering to ritualism <adj.pert> a feudal or ritualistic societythe ritualistic killing of a sheep
Ritualistic \Rit`u*al*is"tic\, a. Pertaining to, or in accordance with, a ritual; adhering to ritualism.
The wall absorbed curses and graffiti and the ritualistic invective of visiting presidents and prime ministers.
Satanic and ritualistic practices and beliefs may be a motivating factor in a one form of child abuse, a children's welfare group said Tuesday.
Juvenile authorities maintained the youngsters had been subjected to ritualistic beatings of up to 800 strokes and that some had been forced to watch and keep count as the Broussard's daughter was beaten.
She documents these ancient, ritualistic sites, these strange mixtures of art and religion, often produced as offerings to the gods and visible only from the sky.
But for the past few months, pedestrians in Tokyo have been gawking at ritualistic dogfights between Kodak's yellow airship and Fuji's green one, known as Der Grosse Fuji, because its base is in West Germany.
Little information about the group's activities is available because members are bound by an oath of secrecy. Indian newspapers have said the group uses skulls and daggers in its ritualistic dances.
The accused said those ceremonies were part of a ritualistic cult.
Maybe it was just a ritualistic rite to distract the demons. Somebody believed; otherwise, the economy couldn't have done what it did _ stocks couldn't have risen, for instance _ and Reagan couldn't have been re-elected.
Both visually and aurally, "Dionysus" is a breathtaking example of ritualistic theater: The costumes, the lighting, the controlled movements of the actors are mesmerizing.
The three have been indicted, along with 10 others, in the alleged ritualistic slayings of Dennis and Cheryl Avery and their three young daughters.
He let the Rev Ian Paisley's hard-line Democratic Unionist party make the running with its depressingly ritualistic condemnations of the threatened Whitehall 'sell-out' of the Protestant majority. But this week Mr Molyneaux moved centre-stage.
They are beautiful - almost ritualistic - in their strong presence.
They yearn only for the ritualistic and ongoing, cinema's equivalent of Wimbledon or test cricket.
The Tax Court has held repeatedly since 1984 that fixed fees charged by the Church of Scientology for its ritualistic "auditing" sessions and study courses aren't deductible as charitable gifts.