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ritualise

vb. (standard spelling of from=non-Oxford British spelling ritualize English)

WordNet
ritualise

v. make or evolve into a ritual; "The growing up of children has become ritualized in many cultures" [syn: ritualize]

Usage examples of "ritualise".

Such groups - for this was no mass movement - practised consecrations, using mandalas for initiations and ritualised sex to express or attain the union or elimination of opposites.

Inter-gang violence was largely ritualised and excluded other players most of the time.

If you take Helliconia as an example, you can see how every generation ritualises its aggression and its killing.