RITUAL DANCING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A dance that is part of a religious ritual

Synonyms:

ceremonial dance; ritual dance; ritual dancing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("ritual dancing" is a kind of...):

dance; dancing; saltation; terpsichore (taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ritual dancing"):

apache devil dance (a ritual dance of the Apache)

dance of death; danse macabre (a medieval dance in which a skeleton representing death leads a procession of others to the grave)

ghost dance (a religious dance of Native Americans looking for communication with the dead)

pyrrhic (an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare)

rain dance (a ritual dance intended to bring rain)

snake dance (a ceremonial dance (as by the Hopi) in which snakes are handled or invoked)

sun dance (a ceremonial dance performed by Amerindians at the summer solstice)

war dance (a ceremonial dance performed before a battle or after a victory)

Holonyms ("ritual dancing" is a part of...):

rite; ritual (any customary observance or practice)