dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/rit_MW.json
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"rite":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a ceremonial act or action":[
"initiation rites"
],
": a division of the Christian church using a distinctive liturgy":[],
": a prescribed form or manner governing the words or actions for a ceremony":[],
": the ceremonial practices of a church or group of churches":[]
},
"examples":[
"Incense is often burned in their religious rites .",
"the annual summer rite of loading up the car for the big family vacation",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Classical music gets the street fest treatment in this Ravenswood rite , hosted by the nonprofit Access Contemporary Music. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 18 May 2022",
"This was no lesser a sacrifice, for the cucumber was understood to be the ox, to become it within the context of the rite . \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"Adas Israel held its first bat mitzvah in 1962 \u2014 four decades after the rite was introduced in America in New York City. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Saturday's decree makes clear that the Vatican must explicitly authorize new priests to celebrate the rite . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 19 Dec. 2021",
"Saturday's decree makes clear the Vatican must explicitly authorize new priests to celebrate the rite . \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 18 Dec. 2021",
"It will be celebrated by the dean of the College of Cardinals, Giovanni Battista Re, while Pope Francis will perform a traditional funeral rite at the end of the ceremony. \u2014 Frances D'emilio, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"Its stretches of incantation turn into something like a sacred rite . \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
"For 50 years, our culture and media have treated this flawed decision as right and rite . \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 5 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin ritus ; akin to Greek arithmos number \u2014 more at arithmetic":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u012bt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"ceremonial",
"ceremony",
"form",
"formality",
"observance",
"ritual",
"solemnity"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223543",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ritter":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"German, from Middle High German riter , from Middle Dutch riddere, ridder horseman, knight, probably alteration (influenced by an assumed noun akin to Old English ridda horseman, from the stem of r\u012bdan to ride) of ridere, rider , from riden to ride + -ere, -er -er; akin to Old English r\u012bdan to ride":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8rit\u0259(r)"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132043",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rittmaster":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a captain of cavalry":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"partial translation of German rittmeister , from ritt troop of horsemen (from reiten to ride, from Old High German r\u012btan ) + meister master":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105455",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ritual":{
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"definitions":{
": a ceremonial act or action":[],
": according to religious law":[
"ritual purity"
],
": an act or series of acts regularly repeated in a set precise manner":[],
": done in accordance with social custom or normal protocol":[
"ritual handshakes",
"ritual background checks"
],
": of or relating to rites or a ritual : ceremonial":[
"a ritual dance"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The priest will perform the ritual .",
"He was buried simply, without ceremony or ritual .",
"the daily ritual of preparing breakfast",
"His day-to-day life is based on ritual .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The same direct-to-acetate ritual Weir and Dr. Groove performed at Third Man\u2019s shrine to music past also produced the first live album by Billie Eilish, the 20-year-old Gen Z phenomenon known to eat spiders on YouTube. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
"Annual ritual Part 2: Politicians do nothing Each year, the trustees\u2019 Report describes changes in the program that could restore long-term actuarial balance to the system. \u2014 Steve Vernon, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"The symbolism of the hare has had many tantalizing ritual and religious roles down through the years. \u2014 Tok Thompson, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Their friendship has helped Bowers view some aspects of \u201970s feminism with a kinder eye, especially its magic and ritual tendencies. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Nov. 2021",
"Ancient Greeks and Romans had annual festivals with feasts and ritual placement of flowers on graves. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 30 May 2022",
"Beijing, on the other hand, issued a ritual rejection of the president\u2019s remarks. \u2014 Peter Baker, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
"Four men long accustomed to the daily routines of incarceration observed a springtime ritual Wednesday that is rare for the inside of a Maryland prison. \u2014 Nick Anderson, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"Most racecar drivers have this thing called a race ritual . \u2014 Allison Tsai, SELF , 16 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Instead, long nails have allowed Clarke to partake in a cherished beauty ritual while also affirming her Black lesbian femininity. \u2014 Martine Thompson, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"While the libations have a hand in the subsequent baby boom, Swahn pointed out that even without the booze, Midsummer is a time rich in romantic ritual . \u2014 Forrest Brown, CNN , 20 June 2022",
"After years of funneling cash into startups\u2019 grand ambitions, Silicon Valley\u2019s SIVB 4.00%\u25b2 investors are engaging in the grim ritual of delivering survival advice to their portfolio companies. \u2014 Meghan Bobrowsky, WSJ , 29 May 2022",
"Wellness experiences at Bishop's Lodge Auberge are rooted in ancient ritual and is inspired by the healing power of Mother Nature. \u2014 Yola Robert, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"There are visions of a creepy priest involved in some arcane ritual , as well as a chorus of young girls dressed in virgin-sacrifice white. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 26 May 2022",
"The two children, both between 6 and 7 years old, died as victims in an Inca ritual called capacocha. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 16 May 2022",
"For him, this ritual was the point of it all: to memorialize as individuals those who had been consigned to the mass grave of a government report on genocide. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
"This little ritual is our favorite part of bath time. \u2014 Karen Good Marable, Allure , 30 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1620, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin ritualis , from ritus rite":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"-ch\u0259l",
"\u02c8rich-w\u0259l",
"\u02c8ri-ch\u0259-w\u0259l",
"\u02c8rich-(\u0259-)w\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"custom",
"fashion",
"habit",
"habitude",
"pattern",
"practice",
"practise",
"second nature",
"trick",
"way",
"wont"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111817",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"ritualism":{
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"definitions":{
": excessive devotion to ritual":[],
": the use of ritual":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The anti- ritualism of the modern mind suspects that there always is a dichotomy between the outward appearance and the inward reality. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 9 Mar. 2022",
"All the ritualism and symbolism and I'm just really drawn by all of that stuff. \u2014 Henry Youtt, Billboard , 27 June 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-ch\u0259-\u02ccli-",
"\u02c8rich-w\u0259-",
"\u02c8ri-ch\u0259-w\u0259-\u02ccli-z\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200655",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ritualistic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": done in accordance with social custom or normal protocol":[
"Bush made the ritualistic visits to polling places, making a last-minute bid for support in this intense and important contest.",
"\u2014 Jeanne Meserve"
],
": of, in accordance with, or characterized by the use of ritual : such as":[],
": of, relating to, or being an act or series of acts regularly repeated in a set precise manner":[
"The repetitive nature of online tasks\u2014checking e-mail, searching for data, sending replies\u2014has a soothing, ritualistic quality \u2026 .",
"\u2014 Maia Szalavitz"
],
": relating to or done as a ceremony or rite":[
"a ritualistic dance",
"For Rick, the clincher came in 2001, when he discovered 20 identical trumpets, made from a type of conch shell \u2026 . The trumpets were highly decorated, indicating a ritualistic use.",
"\u2014 Michael Brooks",
"Ritualistic language (such as the oyez, oyez, oyez or hear ye, hear ye, hear ye that opens a court session) separates legal proceedings from ordinary life, marking them as being special and important.",
"\u2014 Peter Tiersma"
],
": stressing the use of ritual forms : adhering to or devoted to ritualism":[
"We can look at Stonehenge not only to envision the ancient, ritualistic people who built it, but also to imagine a version of ourselves closer to nature \u2026 according to Wisser.",
"\u2014 Jed Oelbaum"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccri-ch\u0259-w\u0259-\u02c8li-stik",
"-ch\u0259-\u02c8li-",
"\u02ccrich-w\u0259-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190951",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"rituality":{
"antonyms":[],
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": ritual quality : ritualism":[
"openings, seasons, closings, all accomplished with majestic rituality",
"\u2014 Arnold Gifford"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)rich(\u0259)\u02c8wal\u0259t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053106",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ritzy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": impressively or ostentatiously fancy or stylish : fashionable , posh":[
"a ritzy nightclub"
],
": snobbish":[]
},
"examples":[
"I don't appreciate your ritzy advice about whom I \u201cshould\u201d associate with.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Last month, Woodlands residents and anyone eager to drive there were wowed by Amrina, the ritzy Indian restaurant that opened in Waterway Square to much fanfare. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 1 July 2022",
"From elegant bone cuffs to vast diamonds to the ritzy delights of dragonflies, orchids, birds, and more caught in jeweled form, there\u2019s plenty to please the eye. \u2014 Rosalind Jana, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
"Dyer and Heaton had a fancy date night at the Clash de Cartier party in Paris, where both dressed up for the ritzy fashion industry event. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, ELLE , 29 May 2022",
"McCormick had long considered running for public office, and moved from his home on Connecticut's ritzy Gold Coast to a house in Pittsburgh before declaring his candidacy. \u2014 Marc Levy, ajc , 4 June 2022",
"Here Local 11, a Southern California union that represents hospitality workers and has for years been trying to unionize workers at the ritzy resort. \u2014 Hugo Mart\u00ednstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
"Two new episodes air tonight where one couple, who recently engaged, looks for a New York starter home, while the other weighs whether to buy a luxurious Michigan property or divert funds toward a ritzy wedding. \u2014 Hau Chu, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Oz moved from a mansion in northern New Jersey overlooking Manhattan to run, while McCormick moved from Connecticut\u2019s ritzy Gold Coast. \u2014 Marc Levy, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
"Oz moved from a mansion in New Jersey overlooking Manhattan to run, and McCormick moved from Connecticut's ritzy Gold Coast. \u2014 Marc Levy, ajc , 18 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1920, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Ritz hotels, noted for their opulence":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8rit-s\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"aristocratic",
"elitist",
"high-hat",
"persnickety",
"potty",
"snobbish",
"snobby",
"snooty",
"snotty",
"toffee-nosed"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205733",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"ritonavir":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an antiviral protease inhibitor C 37 H 48 N 6 O 5 S 2 administered orally to treat HIV infection and AIDS":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccr\u012b-\u02c8t\u014d-n\u0259-\u02ccvir",
"\u02ccr\u012b-\u02c8t\u014d-n\u0259-\u02ccvir, -\u02c8t\u00e4n-\u0259-, ri-",
"ri-",
"-\u02c8t\u00e4-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Paxlovid is actually two drugs: two of the three pills are nirmatrelvir, which stops the virus from replicating; the third pill is ritonavir , a drug once used in HIV/AIDS treatment, which boosts the effect of nirmatrelvir. \u2014 Annalisa Merelli, Quartz , 18 May 2022",
"What is known, according to Longley and noted in other Pfizer research, is that both nirmatrelivr and ritonavir are naturally bitter \u2014 which likely is why Paxlovid is leading to a sustained bitter mouthfeel throughout treatment. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 23 May 2022",
"The pill is made up of two medications: ritonavir , commonly used to treat HIV and AIDS, and nirmatrelvir, an antiviral that Pfizer developed to boost the strength of the first drug. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The potential drug is designed to counter possible viral resistance to Paxlovid, and to work without the aid of the antiviral ritonavir that is given with Paxlovid but carries safety risks for patients taking some common medications. \u2014 Matt Grossman, WSJ , 8 Feb. 2022",
"In its fact sheet about Paxlovid, the FDA has published a detailed list of medications that may interact harmfully with ritonavir , including those that should not be paired with the Covid antivirals. \u2014 NBC News , 22 Dec. 2021",
"According to the agreement, the companies will be able to take out sublicenses to produce raw ingredients of nirmatrelvir, co-package it with ritonavir or both steps. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Paxlovid combines a new antiviral drug named nirmatrelvir and an older one called ritonavir and is administered as three pills given twice a day for five days. \u2014 Helen Regan And Adam Renton, CNN , 23 Dec. 2021",
"To be sure, Pfizer\u2019s recent license to the Medicines Patent Pool for another antiviral, ritonavir (Paxlovid), similarly excludes middle-income countries, many of which have been devastated by Covid-19, like Brazil. \u2014 Merith Basey, STAT , 20 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"rito- (perhaps by shortening & alteration from protease ) + -navir (as in saquinavir )":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1995, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151832"
},
"ritornello":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a short recurrent instrumental passage in a vocal composition":[],
": an instrumental interlude in early opera":[],
": a tutti passage in a concerto or rondo refrain":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccri-t\u0259r-\u02c8ne-(\u02cc)l\u014d",
"\u02ccri-\u02cct\u022fr-"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"An orchestral ritornello serves as a bridge between each variation. \u2014 Anthony Tommasini, New York Times , 30 June 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Italian, diminutive of ritorno return, from ritornare to return, from ri- re- + tornare to turn, from Latin, to turn on a lathe \u2014 more at turn entry 1":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194841"
},
"Ritschlian":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or in accordance with the theological principles of Ritschl who rejected the metaphysical development of theology emphasizing its ethical-social content and held that religious judgments are judgments of value and that Christian theology should rest mainly on an appreciation of the inner life of Christ":[],
": an advocate of Ritschlian views":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"",
"\u02c8richl\u0113\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Albrecht Ritschl \u20201889 German theologian + English -ian":"Adjective"
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-091527"
},
"Ritschlianism":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": Ritschlian theological views and principles":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u0113\u0259\u02ccniz\u0259m"
],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002948"
},
"ritsu":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a Hinayana Buddhist school founded in Japan in a.d. 754":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8rit(\u02cc)s\u00fc",
"\u02c8r\u0113t-"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Japanese, literally, law, moral law":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-200619"
},
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"type":[
"adverb or adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": with a gradual slackening in tempo":[
"\u2014 used as a direction in music"
],
": a ritardando passage":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"ri-\u02cct\u00e4r-\u02c8d\u00e4n-(\u02cc)d\u014d",
"\u02ccr\u0113-"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Italian, from Latin retardandum , gerund of retardare to retard":"Adverb or adjective"
},
"first_known_use":{
"1806, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb or adjective",
"1838, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-094600"
},
"ritard":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": ritardando":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"ri-\u02c8t\u00e4rd"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Michelle Naughton was a fantastic accompanist, making the most of a minimal part, effortlessly navigating the accelerandos and ritards , always right there with Petrova. \u2014 Christian Hertzog, sandiegouniontribune.com , 9 Aug. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1859, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-112422"
},
"Ritalin":{
"type":[
"trademark"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8rit-\u0259-l\u0259n",
"\u02c8ri-t\u0259-l\u0259n"
],
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},
"rita":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the cosmic-moral principle of order that in Vedic tradition establishes regularity and righteousness in the world":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Sanskrit \u1e5bta , from \u1e5bta fit, right, true":""
},
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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}
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