Result of Your Query

Search Headwords Search Full Text
A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Z

ritualritus (lat.); rituel (fr.); Ritual (ger.)

  • The performance of ritual acts. (OED 2011)
    communication
    1914
    gradual change of a useful action into a symbol and then into a ritual
    Huxley, J.S. (1914). The courtship habits of the great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus). Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1914, 491-562: 506.
    1923
    ›ritual‹ use of non-sexual actions during courtship
    Huxley, J.S. (1923). Courtship activities in the red-throated diver. J. Linn. Soc. London 25, 253-292: 278.
    1954
    ›ritualisierende‹ Übertreibung und Vereinfachung der Bewegung
    Lorenz, K. (1954). Psychologie und Stammesgeschichte (Über tierisches und menschliches Verhalten, Bd. II, München 1965, 201-254): 220.