The phrase "a ritual of form" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a structured or formalized practice that follows specific conventions or patterns.
Example: "The ceremony was not just a celebration; it was a ritual of form that honored centuries of tradition."
Alternatives: "a formal practice" or "a structured ritual".
By Amy Davidson Sorkin October 17, 2017 Mitch McConnell's joint appearance with President Trump was a ritual of abasement in the form of a press conference.
He's neither ironic nor self-deprecating; he dislikes that part of our derisive culture which undercuts, as a ritual form of defense, any kind of seriousness.
McConnell already answered that question, last year, by endorsing Trump, and did so again, on Monday, by undergoing a ritual of abasement and complicity in the form of the press conference.
By early March, Bonifacio's ritual of forming a sideways "V" over his eye and shouting "Lo viste?" ("Did you see that?") had been merchandised, with a shipment of T-shirts bearing the team's new slogan.
These men might offer a ritual in the form of a charm or amulet.
I've always wanted to make the art of stillness a ritual, but practiced forms of active meditation instead, like: yoga, tai chi and dance.
Before the set ended, he had audience members placing hands on neighbors' heads — a healing ritual of sorts — and then forming a tunnel for a conga line to dance through.
Native Hawaiians used hula as a ceremonial ritual and a form of communication to pass down stories from generation to generation.
In the Christian churches one can observe the value placed by the Church of England on the formal English of the Authorized Version of the Bible and of The Book of Common Prayer, despite attempts at replacing these ritual forms of language by forms taken from modern spoken vernaculars.
During his time in asylum, Smart busied himself with a daily ritual of writing poetry; these lyric fragments eventually formed his Jubilate Agno and A Song to David.
