Ritualization
/ˌrɪtʃuəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/noun
The act or process of making something into a ritual or giving it ritual form.
Did you know?The core of ritualization comes from Latin ritus, a formal religious observance, so the word literally grew out of the language of sacred procedure rather than casual habit.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₃reǵ-
“to straighten, direct, make right”
Latin
Latin
ritus
“a religious usage, solemn observance, or prescribed ceremony”
Late Latin
Latin
ritualis
“of or belonging to religious rites”
18th Century
English
ritual
“a prescribed religious or ceremonial act”
19th Century
English
ritualize
“to make into, or treat as, a ritual”
20th Century
English
ritualization
“the process of making something ritual-like or formally ceremonial”
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