Rituals

Baptism is one example of a ritual. Ritual is defined as something that is

characteristic of a rite, practice or observation, particularly of a religion.
An example of ritual is the recitation of traditional vows in a Catholic
wedding ceremony.

1. a religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions

performed according to a prescribed order.
Ex)
"ancient fertility rituals"
adjective
1. relating to or done as a religious or solemn rite.
Ex)
"ritual burial"
 ceremony, rite, ceremonial, observance.
 service, sacrament, liturgy, worship , office, celebration,
performance, act, practice, order, custom, tradition, convention, institution,
formality, procedure, protocol.

REINFORCE

strengthen or support (an object or substance), especially with additional

material.
Ex)
"the helmet has been reinforced with a double layer of cork"
Similar :strengthen , fortify , bolster up , shore up , buttress , prop up ,
underpin , toughen , support , hold up
 strengthen (an existing feeling, idea, or habit).
"the next few months reinforced my opinion of Vince as a man of his word"
Similar: support , cement , aid , assist , help , heighten , emphasize ,
stress

 strengthen (a military force) with additional personnel or equipment.

 Ex)
"paratroopers were sent to reinforce the troops already in the area"
Similar: augment , increase , add to , supplement , boost , swell
REPRIMANDED
address a reprimand to.
"officials were reprimanded for poor work"
Similar: rebuke , admonish , chastise , chide , upbraid , reprove , reproach
find fault with (someone); scold
express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their
behaviour or actions.
"she had rebuked him for drinking too much"
RIOT
1. a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd.
"riots broke out in the capital"
Similar: uproar , rampage , furore , tumult , commotion
2.
an impressively large or varied display of something.
"the garden was a riot of colour"
Similar: mass , sea , lavish display , splash , extravagance , extravaganza
verb
1. take part in a violent public disturbance.
"students rioted in Paris"
Similar: rampage , fight in the streets
.(especially of a large group of people) move through a place in a violent
and uncontrollable manner.
"several thousand demonstrators rampaged through the city"
.an outbreak of public anger or excitement.
REFUGE
The state of being safe or sheltered from pursuit, danger, or difficulty.
"he was forced to take refuge in the French embassy"
 a place or situation providing safety or shelter.
plural noun: refuges
"the family came to be seen as a refuge from a harsh world"
Similar: shelter , protection , safety , security , asylum , sanctuary ,
preservation , place of shelter , haven , sanctum , querencia
  an institution providing safe accommodation for women who have
suffered violence from a spouse or partner.

REGRET

1. feel sad, repentant, or disappointed over (something that one has

done or failed to do).
"she immediately regretted her words"
Similar: be sorry about , feel contrite about , feel apologetic about , be
remorseful about , rue repent (of) , deplore
Opposite: applaud , welcome

noun
1. a feeling of sadness, repentance, or disappointment over an
occurrence or something that one has done or failed to do.
"she expressed her regret at Virginia's death"
Similar: remorse , sorrow , contrition , contriteness , repentance
RARELY
1. not often; seldom.
"I rarely drive above 50 mph"
Similar: seldom , infrequently , hardly ever , scarcely ever , sporadically ,
once in a blue moon
Opposite: often , frequently
2.
ARCHAIC
remarkably well.
"you can write rarely now, after all your schooling"

REPROACHFUL

expressing disapproval or disappointment.

"she gave him a reproachful look"
Similar :disapproving , reproving , full of reproof , critical , censorious ,
disparaging
1. conveying or expressing blame or disapproval.
 "a reproving glance.”

RAGGED

(of cloth or clothes) old and torn.

"a rough-looking man wearing ragged clothes"
Similar: tattered , torn , ripped , split , shabby , decrepit , old , rent
having an irregular or uneven surface, edge, or outline.
"a ragged coastline"
Similar: craggy , rugged , uneven , rough , irregular , broken , serrated
REVOLVING
move in a circle on a central axis.
"overhead, the fan revolved slowly"
Similar: go round , turn round , rotate , spin , whirl, pirouette , wheel
 move in a circular orbit around.
"the earth revolves around the sun"
Similar:circle , gyrate , circulate ,loop
 treat as the most important element.
"their whole lives revolved around the company"
(pirouette) an act of spinning on one foot, typically with the raised foot
touching the knee of the supporting leg.
Similar: spin , twirl
RESONANT
1. 1.
(of sound) deep, clear, and continuing to sound or reverberate.
"a full-throated and resonant guffaw"
Similar: deep , low , sonorous , full , vibrant , rich , orotund , bass , booming
Thunderous , plangent , canorous
Opposite: faint , thin , weak
2.
(of a room, musical instrument, or hollow body) tending to reinforce or
prolong sounds, especially by synchronous vibration.
"the sound of these instruments, played in a resonant room, is
unforgettable"
(sonorous) ;(of a person's voice or other sound) imposingly deep and full.
"he read aloud with a sonorous and musical voice"