a series of actions that are always performed in the same way, especially as part of a religious ceremony 程序；儀規；禮節；（尤指）宗教儀式 Collocations ReligionReligion 宗教 Being religious 笃信宗教的 - believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation
信仰上帝／耶稣基督／真主／自由意志／宿命論／天堂與地獄／來生／轉世說 - be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc.
是／成爲信徒／無神論者／不可知論者／基督徒／穆斯林／印度教教徒／佛教徒等 - convert to/practise a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc.
- go to church/(North American English) temple (= the synagogue)
去教堂／會堂做禮拜 - go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara
去當地的教堂／清真寺／猶太教會堂／谒師所做禮拜 - belong to a church/a religious community
是教堂／宗教團體的成員 - join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood
成爲牧師／女修道士／僧侶／宗教人員／神職人員／司祭 - praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God
贊美／敬拜／遵從／侍奉／頌揚上帝
Celebrations and ritual 慶典與儀式 - attend/hold/conduct/lead a service
參加／舉行／組織／主持禮拜儀式 - perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah
舉行典禮／儀式／宗教儀式／洗禮／朝觐／受戒儀式 - carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite
舉行宗教／安葬／葬禮／豐收／淨化儀式 - go on/make a pilgrimage
前往朝聖 - celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali
慶祝聖誕節／複活節／開齋節／齋月／修殿節／逾越節／排燈節 - observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan
守／不守安息日／齋戒／齋月 - deliver/preach/hear a sermon
傳道；講道；聽布道 - lead/address the congregation
帶領會衆；對會衆發表演講 - say/recite a prayer/blessing
念誦／背誦經文；祝禱
Religious texts and ideas 宗教經文與思想 - preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam
傳布／頌揚／傳播上帝的話／《福音》／伊斯蘭教義 - study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha
研究／遵循達摩／佛教教義 - read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah
閱讀／研究／理解／闡釋經文／《聖經》／《古蘭經》／《福音》／托拉 - be based on/derive from divine revelation
基於／來源於上帝的啓示 - commit/consider something heresy/sacrilege
犯異端／渎聖罪；認爲…是異端邪說／亵渎聖物
Religious belief and experience 宗教信仰與體驗 - seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom
尋求／找到／獲得啓迪／智慧 - strengthen/lose your faith
增強／失去信德 - keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith
忠於／踐行／放棄信仰 - save/purify/lose your soul
拯救／淨化／失去靈魂 - obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law
服從／遵循／恪守／違反／亵渎誡條／伊斯蘭教法／猶太教法 - be/accept/do God’s will
是／接受／踐行上帝的旨意 - receive/experience divine grace
得到／感受神的恩寵 - achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana
獲得啓迪／拯救／涅槃 - undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation
經歷皈依／重生／轉世化身 - hear/answer a prayer
聆聽／回應禱告 - commit/confess/forgive a sin
犯罪；懺悔；寬恕罪過 - do/perform penance
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Extra ExamplesTopics Religion and festivalsc1Boys undergo a circumcision ritual to usher them into adulthood. 男孩子經歷割禮儀式進入成年。 It takes several days to complete the ritual. 完成這個儀式要花幾天時間。 Their funerals follow the rituals of the Catholic church. 他們的葬禮遵循天主教會的儀式。 They practise/practice certain rituals in connection with rites of passage. 他們每次開啓人生的重要階段時都要舉行某些儀式。 Women's roles in the rituals of many religions have been limited. 在許多宗教的儀式中，婦女的作用都很有限。 rituals performed by druids at Stonehenge on Midsummer's Day 德魯伊特人施洗約翰節時在巨石陣舉行的儀式 secret rituals in the sacred forest 在神聖的森林中舉行的秘密儀式 Don't let celebration of this festival become an empty ritual. 不要讓慶祝這個節日成爲一種空洞的儀式。 In an elaborate and impressive ritual, Aaron and his sons are instituted to the priesthood. 在一個複雜而令人印象深刻的儀式中，亞倫和他的兒子被任命爲祭司。 Many folk dances have their origins in ancient pagan rituals. 許多民間舞蹈源自古代異教徒的儀式。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ancient
- primitive
- traditional
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- conduct
- do
- enact
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- take place
- in a/the ritual
- believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation
something that is done regularly and always in the same way 習慣；老規矩 Extra ExamplesA cognac before bed is one of our little nightly rituals. 臨睡之前喝點兒白蘭地是我們每天晚上的小習慣之一。 Bargaining at the markets is now just an empty ritual. 市場上的討價還價現在只不過是走形式罷了。 Eating around the table was a family ritual that could not be broken. 圍着桌子吃飯是一個不可打破的家庭規矩。 He makes an elaborate ritual of washing the car. 他洗汽車時程序總是相當複雜。 Her visits to her aged father have become a ritual. 她看望老父已成了習慣。 Jake began the evening ritual of asking about everyone's day. 傑克晚上開始例行公事地詢問大家一天的情況。 She had to go through the ritual of kissing the toys before her son would go to sleep. 她得親吻一遍玩具後兒子才肯睡覺。 He took to the sauna ritual with great enthusiasm. 他以極大的熱情參加了桑拿儀式。 It was all part of the ritual of returning home. 那是回家必做的事。 She had been following this daily ritual for several months. 幾個月來她每天都遵循這一習慣。 The bargaining isn't even a formality, it is just an empty ritual. 討價還價甚至不是一種形式，它只是一種空洞的儀式。 There had always been this little ritual—chocolates after lunch on Sundays. 一直有一個小小的儀式——星期天午飯後吃巧克力。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ancient
- primitive
- traditional
- …
- conduct
- do
- enact
- …
- take place
- in a/the ritual
Word Originlate 16th cent. (as an adjective): from Latin ritualis, from ritus ‘(religious) usage’.