Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ritualism

2 senses of ritualism

Sense 1
ritualism -- (the study of religious or magical rites and ceremonies)
       => social anthropology, cultural anthropology -- (the branch of anthropology that deals with human culture and society)

Sense 2
ritualism -- (exaggerated emphasis on the importance of rites or ritualistic forms in worship)
       => practice, pattern -- (a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern")