The general purpose of rituals is to express some fundamental truth or meaning, evoke spiritual, numinous emotional responses from participants, and/or engage a group of people in unified action to strengthen their communal bonds. The word ritual, when used as an adjective, relates to the noun 'rite', as in rite of passage.
Rituals are intended to express fundamental truths or meanings, evoke spiritual and emotional responses from participants, and unite a group for collective action to strengthen community bonds. The term "ritual" is often used as an adjective to describe something related to the noun "rite," such as a rite of passage.