religious ritual
C757
concept
A religious ritual is a structured, symbolic sequence of actions, words, and objects performed within a faith tradition to express devotion, mark sacred events, or reinforce spiritual beliefs and communal identity.
All labels observed (77)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| religious observance | 164 |
| religious concept | 100 |
| religious ceremony | 41 |
| Catholic devotion | 37 |
| liturgical rite | 35 |
| religious ritual canonical | 24 |
| religious practice | 21 |
| Catholic devotional practice | 18 |
| Hindu ritual | 18 |
| Vedic ritual | 14 |
| Shinto ritual | 12 |
| liturgical service | 12 |
| ritual | 12 |
| Christian liturgical rite | 10 |
| Islamic prayer | 9 |
| Sikh religious practice | 9 |
| Hindu religious ritual | 7 |
| form of prayer | 6 |
| public ritual | 5 |
| religious devotion | 5 |
| religious service | 5 |
| Christian liturgical service | 4 |
| Christian ritual | 4 |
| Shinto purification ritual | 4 |
| Eucharistic celebration | 3 |
| Jewish ritual | 3 |
| act of worship | 3 |
| religious rite | 3 |
| Holy Week service | 2 |
| Jain ritual | 2 |
| Rogation observance | 2 |
| Shinto religious practice | 2 |
| anointing ritual | 2 |
| form of worship | 2 |
| initiation rite | 2 |
| meditative prayer | 2 |
| religious circumambulation | 2 |
| religious dance | 2 |
| religious performance | 2 |
| sacrificial ritual | 2 |
| Catholic ritual | 1 |
| Easter tradition | 1 |
| Hindu worship practice | 1 |
| Japanese religious ritual | 1 |
| Processional ritual | 1 |
| Roman Catholic sacrament | 1 |
| Shinto liturgical component | 1 |
| Sufi ritual | 1 |
| Zoroastrian liturgical ceremony | 1 |
| ancient religious practice | 1 |
| biblical religious practice | 1 |
| ceremonia religiosa | 1 |
| communal prayer ceremony | 1 |
| cultural rite | 1 |
| daily religious practice | 1 |
| fasting ritual | 1 |
| invocatory prayer | 1 |
| liturgical cycle | 1 |
| model prayer | 1 |
| public religious ritual | 1 |
| religious architectural practice | 1 |
| religious custom | 1 |
| religious devotion practice | 1 |
| religious duty | 1 |
| religious fasting | 1 |
| religious folk practice | 1 |
| religious ritual practice | 1 |
| religious wedding ritual | 1 |
| repetitive prayer | 1 |
| responsive prayer | 1 |
| ritualistic performance | 1 |
| sacred time | 1 |
| set of religious rites | 1 |
| spirit worship ceremony | 1 |
| symbolic religious concept | 1 |
| 宗教的儀礼 | 1 |
| 宗教行事 | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
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Input
Class: religious ritual
Generated description
A religious ritual is a structured, symbolic sequence of actions, words, and objects performed within a faith tradition to express devotion, mark sacred events, or reinforce spiritual beliefs and communal identity.
Instances (606)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Immaculate Heart of Mary | Catholic devotion |
| Sacred Heart | Catholic devotion |
| Bodhi Day | religious observance |
| Great Compline | liturgical service |
| Birdman ritual | religious ceremony |
| lectio divina | form of prayer |
| Good Friday Vespers | Christian liturgical service |
| West Syriac liturgical tradition | Christian liturgical rite |
| Our Lady of the Rosary | Catholic devotion |
| Roto-no-Gi | Shinto ritual |
|
Yabusame Shinji (horseback archery ritual)
surface form:
Yabusame Shinji
|
Shinto ritual |
| Yabusame Shinji at Shimogamo Shrine | Shinto ritual |
| Mikage-sai at Shimogamo Shrine | Shinto ritual |
| Narmada Parikrama pilgrimage | religious circumambulation |
| Vespers | liturgical service |
| Extreme Unction | anointing ritual |
| Last Rites | — |
| Nagar Kirtan | — |
| moveable feasts | religious observance |
| Gurpurab | religious observance |
| Alumbrada | ritual |
| Miracle of the liquefaction of the blood of Saint Januarius | Catholic devotion |
| Arbaeen | religious observance |
| Arbaeen (40th day after Ashura) | religious observance |
| Gallican Rite | Christian liturgical rite |
| Our Lady of Sorrows | Catholic devotion |
| Tree at the Furthest Limit | religious concept |
| Easter egg | Easter tradition |
| Rosary | Catholic devotional practice |
| Angelus prayer | Catholic devotion |
| Surya Shashti | religious observance |
| Usha Arghya | Hindu religious ritual |
| World Day of Peace | religious observance |
| Childermas | religious observance |
|
“Santos Inocentes” (Spanish)
surface form:
Santos Inocentes
|
religious observance |
| The Overwhelming | religious concept |
| Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Catholic devotion |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel | Catholic devotion |
| Great Thanksgiving Festival | Shinto ritual |
| Daijosai | Shinto ritual |
| Nossa Senhora dos Mártires | Catholic devotion |
| Naraka | religious concept |
| Tu B'Av | religious observance |
| Te Deum ecuménico | ceremonia religiosa |
| Hatsumode at Sensō-ji | religious custom |
| pardon (Breton religious festival) | Catholic devotional practice |
| Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral | religious service |
| Confirmation | religious ceremony |
| Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom | Christian liturgical rite |
| Anand Karaj | religious wedding ritual |