ritually

adv — 2 senses

ritually

adv

US /ˈɹɪt͡ʃu.əli/

Etymology From ritual + -ly.

1

In a ritual manner.

  • In some parts of precolonial Yorubaland, […] twins and their parents were either banished or ritually slaughtered.2024, J. Shola Omotola, Samuel Oyewole, The Political Economy of Kidnapping and Insecurity in Nigeria, page 156:
2

By habit.

  • He observed as the sad bartender ritually played canasta with two bored and customerless dancers...2008, Rachel Kushner, Telex from Cuba:
Synonyms
habitually

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