the practice of using fixed actions and words, especially as part of religious ceremonies

He criticizes the bishops for acting against ritualism. 他批评主教们违反仪式主义的行为。

The rise of Ritualism in the second half of the nineteenth century prompted the first split in the Protestant Episcopal Church. 十九世纪下半叶礼仪主义的兴起促使了新教圣公会的第一次分裂。

a way of behaving in which the same actions are done in the same way every time, often without much thought about why

He is very aware of the danger of bureaucratic ritualism. 他深知官僚主义的危险性。

Some toddlers express a preference for the ritualism of eating one type of food for several days at a time.