ritualization

ritualization
/rich'ooh euh leuh zay"sheuhn/, n.
1. the act of ritualizing.
2. Ethology. the alteration of a behavior pattern, as by a change in intensity, in a way that increases its effectiveness as a signal to other members of the species.
[1930-35; RITUALIZE + -ATION]

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