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1995 book by Urvashi Vaid
Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay and Lesbian Liberation is a 1995 book about gay rights by lawyer and civil rights activist Urvashi Vaid, in
Virtual_Equality
Indian-American LGBT rights activist, lawyer and writer (1958–2022)
lead a national gay-and-lesbian organization. She is the author of Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay and Lesbian Liberation (1995) and Irresistible
Urvashi_Vaid
2026 video game
November 22, 2025. Lang, Derrik (May 7, 2014). "Nintendo Says No to Virtual Equality in Life Game". ABC News United States. Archived from the original on
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream
Tomodachi_Life:_Living_the_Dream
1994–2011 US military LGBTQ policy
States GAO Report", June 12, 1992. Retrieved February 27, 2012. Vaid, Virtual Equality, 155-8 Nathaniel Frank, Unfriendly Fire: How the Gay Ban Undermines
Don't_ask,_don't_tell
1995 book by Andrew Sullivan
people. The book was compared to the gay rights activist Urvashi Vaid's Virtual Equality (1995), and received many positive reviews, praising it as well-written
Virtually_Normal
2013 video game
Retrieved March 14, 2026. Lang, Derrik (May 7, 2014). "Nintendo Says No to Virtual Equality in Life Game". ABC News United States. Archived from the original on
Tomodachi_Life
Video game series by Nintendo
Retrieved May 19, 2026. Lang, Derrik (May 7, 2014). "Nintendo Says No to Virtual Equality in Life Game". ABC News United States. Archived from the original on
Tomodachi_Life_(series)
1970 book by Shulamith Firestone
Urvashi Vaid identified The Dialectic of Sex as an influence on her work Virtual Equality (1995). According to Firestone, Valerie Solanas, author of the SCUM
The_Dialectic_of_Sex
British-American author, editor, and blogger (born 1963)
xxii. ISBN 978-0-374-71995-1. OCLC 1251803405. Vaid, Urvashi (1996). Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay & Lesbian Liberation. New York City: Doubleday
Andrew_Sullivan
Law school in Boston, Massachusetts
Confronting Race, Class and the Assumptions of LGBT Politics (2012) and Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Lesbian and Gay Liberation (1996); CEO, The Vaid
Northeastern University School of Law
Northeastern_University_School_of_Law
ISBN 9780816639076. Elman, R. Amy (2008). Sexual equality in an integrated Europe: virtual equality. Europe in Transition: the NYU European Studies Series
History of violence against women
History_of_violence_against_women
at the Oxford bookstore and Gallery in Kolkatta during riots. Book: Virtual Equality by Urvashi Vaid released. Plays: Ash Kotak's Maa played at The Royal
Timeline of South Asian and diasporic LGBTQ history
Timeline_of_South_Asian_and_diasporic_LGBTQ_history
Austronesian ethnic group
decisions concerning the community were made democratically. Owing to the virtual equality in birth a person's rise in status was mainly dependent on personal
Minahasan_people
American military unit concept
Ask, Don't Tell'?". Fox News. Retrieved 2011-08-10. Urvashi Vaid, Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay & Lesbian Liberation (NY: Doubleday, 1995)
Unit cohesion in the United States military
Unit_cohesion_in_the_United_States_military
American author, scholar, and civil rights activist
170. ISBN 978-0-374-18513-8. OCLC 1182573401. Vaid, Urvashi (1995). Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay and Lesbian Liberation. Internet Archive
Maxine_Wolfe
Work done by a force to move a particle along a virtual displacement
In mechanics, virtual work arises in the application of the principle of least action to the study of forces and movement of a mechanical system. The
Virtual_work
LGBT literary award
Marilyn Hacker Winter Numbers: Poems 1996 Non-fiction Urvashi Vaid Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay and Lesbian Liberation Winner Linnea Due
Stonewall_Book_Award
2005 book by Paul A. Robinson
Sullivan's Virtually Normal and Love Undetectable, Urvashi Vaid's Virtual Equality, Michael Warner's The Trouble with Normal, Richard Goldstein's The
Queer_Wars
Women as makers and consumers of video games
1467-8535.2006.00561.x. ISSN 0007-1013. Muller, Joann (March 29, 1998). "VIRTUAL EQUALITY? SOFTWARE FIRMS FIND NEW NICHE: GAMES FOR GIRLS". The Boston Globe
Women_and_video_games
Retrieved 3 February 2017. Elman, R. (2007). Sexual Equality in an Integrated Europe: Virtual Equality. Springer. ISBN 9780230610071. Retrieved 6 February
LGBTQ rights in Northern Ireland
LGBTQ_rights_in_Northern_Ireland
1997 video game
January 23, 1998. ProQuest 450040829. Muller, Joann (March 29, 1998). "Virtual Equality? Software Firms Find New Niche: Games for Girls". The Boston Globe
The_American_Girls_Premiere
American writer, publisher, activist, politician and entrepreneur
University Press. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-8223-2930-5. Vaid, Urvashi (1995). Virtual Equality. Simon&Schuster. p. 226. ISBN 0-385-47298-6. Sherman, Phillip (1994)
Sean_Strub
American singer and percussionist
2015.1028238. PMID 26075683. S2CID 1374176. Vaid, Urvashi (1996). Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay & Lesbian Liberation. New York: Anchor Books
Linda_Tillery
Interpreted server-side scripting language
placing the following code into the file of the web page: <!--#include virtual="../quote.txt"--> With one change of the quote.txt file, all pages that
Server_Side_Includes
American folk musician and singer-songwriter
2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017. Vaid, Urvashi (November 18, 1995). Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay and Lesbian Liberation. Knopf Doubleday Publishing
Maxine_Feldman
American activist
Protesting FDA Policy". The (Portland) Oregonian. Vaid, Urvashi (1995). Virtual Equality: the Mainstreaming of Gay and Lesbian Liberation. Doubleday. pp. 364–365
Michael_Petrelis
Intelligence of machines
High-profile applications of AI include advanced web search engines, chatbots, virtual assistants, autonomous vehicles, and play and analysis in strategy games
Artificial_intelligence
collision. Urvashi Vaid, 63, Indian-American LGBT activist and author (Virtual Equality). David West, 57, American baseball player (Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia
Deaths_in_May_2022
Milk, St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-52330-0. Vaid, Urvashi (1995). Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay & Lesbian Liberation. New York, Anchor Books
List of U.S. ballot initiatives to repeal LGBTQ anti-discrimination laws
List_of_U.S._ballot_initiatives_to_repeal_LGBTQ_anti-discrimination_laws
1996 literary awards ceremony
Parker and Hulme Finalist Minnie Bruce Pratt S/he Finalist Urvashi Vaid Virtual Equality Finalist Lynn Yamaguchi and Karin Barber Tomboys Finalist Photography
8th_Lambda_Literary_Awards
Swedish singer and songwriter (born 1997)
2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022. "Zara Larsson is fighting for gender equality – with a little help from Ikea". British GQ. 1 March 2021. Archived from
Zara_Larsson
Uruguayan presidential administration from 2025 to present
sustainability, the battle against organized crime, and the promotion of gender equality in joint actions between both countries. On Monday 19 January 2026, Uruguay
Presidency_of_Yamandú_Orsi
Episode of CBS Reports
Decades. New York, Penguin. ISBN 0-452-26810-9. Vaid, Urvashi (1995). Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay & Lesbian Liberation. New York, Anchor Books
Gay_Power,_Gay_Politics
“the time taken to process the appeal does not violate the principle of equality.” According to the judge in charge of the case, João Pedro Gebran Neto
Imprisonment of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Imprisonment_of_Luiz_Inácio_Lula_da_Silva
Country in northwestern Europe
the United Kingdom. The 1928 Equal Franchise Act gave women electoral equality with men in national elections. Strikes in the mid-1920s culminated in
United_Kingdom
Incidents which have experienced a Streisand effect
affiliates often led to mass backlashes, including newfound popularity of virtual private networks and the subsequent reviewing of entire topic lists on
List of Streisand effect examples
List_of_Streisand_effect_examples
City in Hidalgo, Mexico
the social theme, violence against women, the LGBT community and gender equality. On September 4, 2020, the " Actopan Pueblo con sabor" mural was inaugurated
Actopan,_Hidalgo
American politician (born 1972)
Policy at 'U' Regents Meeting". Star Tribune. Vaid, Urvashi (1993). Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay and Lesbian Liberation. New York: Anchor
Gary_Schiff
Political party in the United States
a generous welfare state and a greater measure of social and economic equality. On social issues, it advocates for the continued legality of abortion
Democratic Party (United States)
Democratic_Party_(United_States)
Retrieved 4 April 2015. Kessel, Anna (10 April 2015). "Women's Boat Race 2015: equality will be true winner of historic meeting". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 April
Timeline_of_BBC_One
KXTV. Retrieved July 21, 2024. Williams-Jent, Ryan (September 12, 2024). "Equality Florida, LGBTQ+ leaders back Harris". Watermark Online. Miles, Emilia (July
List of Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign sub-national officials endorsements
List_of_Kamala_Harris_2024_presidential_campaign_sub-national_officials_endorsements
capital of those who participated in social initiatives such as gender equality or women's empowerment. Indigenous communities, which were ignored in the
Neoliberalism_in_Peru
Political ideology centered on citizenship in a state organized as a republic
in the Senate, the separation between Church and State, relative social equality, the extension of political and civil rights to all free segments of society
Republicanism
Chinese online retailer's controversies
content that is editable to everyone, and it advocates for the spirit of equality and collaboration among users. Generally, websites on the Chinese mainland
Criticisms_of_Baidu
Model of 3D points projected onto planar image via a lens-less aperture
{\displaystyle 3\times 4} camera matrix and the ∼ {\displaystyle \,\sim } means equality between elements of projective spaces. This implies that the left and right
Pinhole_camera_model
American political party
is prejudiced against poor women. The party's ranks include a Women's Equality Commission, which recognizes the role of women as an asset in moving towards
Communist_Party_USA
Country in Central Europe
ensured Czechoslovakia's Constitution of 1920 lived up to the principle of equality". Radio Prague International. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021
Czech_Republic
American screenwriter
Protest". USA Today. 12 November 1991. p. 4A. Vaid, Urvashi (1995). Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay and Lesbian Liberation. New York, New York:
Malcom_Gregory_Scott
Social space other than home or workplace
Oldenburg himself, "As places of free speech allowing a certain level of equality, coffeehouses can be seen as the precursors of democracy". Coffee was a
Third_place
Societal factor
the Land of Equality. Hayden. p. 63. OCLC 53860. Ladenburg, Thomas J.; McFeely, William S. (1969). The Black Man in the Land of Equality. Hayden. OCLC 53860
Institutional racism in the United States
Institutional_racism_in_the_United_States
diagonal (carpenters checked the correctness of a square log cabin by the equality of its diagonals), and Russian length measures were based on the same ratio
Russian_wooden_architecture
2024 mobile game
since the game is realistic and caters to women's needs and desire for equality, respect and independence. According to market research reports, Love and
Love_and_Deepspace
Major event in the run-up to the 2024 United states presidential election
towards net zero. As well as he's standing up on issues such as gender equality. President Biden has been a great friend of Australia and that will continue"
Withdrawal of Joe Biden from the 2024 United States presidential election
Withdrawal_of_Joe_Biden_from_the_2024_United_States_presidential_election
Country in Southeastern Europe and West Asia
according to a survey". Retrieved 11 May 2010. "Perceptions of Gender Equality". Retrieved 11 May 2010. "Turkey's LGBT community draws hope from Harvey
Turkey
Virtual community that exists online
video games, blogs, and virtual worlds, and could potentially meet new significant others in dating sites or dating virtual worlds. The rise in popularity
Online_community
Danish and British broadcaster, comedian and writer (born 1958)
is also a political activist, having co-founded the now-defunct Women's Equality Party in 2015. She has written plays, novels and books for children. In
Sandi_Toksvig
Country in West Asia
range on overall democratic measures, with particular weaknesses in gender equality, freedom of association and assembly, and freedom of expression. Furthermore
Iran
Country in Southeastern Africa
has provisions in it that provide incentive to achieve greater gender equality, but the data shows that enforcement has been lax and adoption slow. In
Zimbabwe
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2022
July and subsequently to the additional role of Minister for Women and Equalities in September. Johnson promoted Truss to foreign secretary in the 2021
Liz_Truss
Most populous city in the United States
community in New York City played a significant role in fighting for LGBTQ+ equality. In the 1970s, job losses due to industrial restructuring caused New York
New_York_City
Notable gay, lesbian, and queer icons
Defamation—to honor her work in the entertainment industry in promoting equality for LGBTQ people. GLAAD President Neil G. Giuliano commented, "Ms. Jackson
List_of_gay_icons
Anti-Jewish massacres in eastern Poland in 1941
Jews, where those Jews advocated national equality with non-Jews, and where parties advocating national equality were popular." Pogrom is a Russian word
1941 pogroms in eastern Poland
1941_pogroms_in_eastern_Poland
Schilt, Stephanie (8 December 2015). "Gender matters in Australian film and equality can't come soon enough". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 13
List of Kate Winslet performances
List_of_Kate_Winslet_performances
Institutes (TEIs). Physical education (PE) is particularly delicate, as gender equality issues coming from preconceived stereotyping of boys and girls often arise
Gender inequality in curricula
Gender_inequality_in_curricula
English singer (born 1995)
to raise awareness of women's problems. Lipa has advocated for social equality for the LGBT community. On 12 February 2018, she raised a rainbow flag
Dua_Lipa
British progressive think tank
ordination of women in the Catholic Church forced the question of women's equality within the Roman Catholic Church to the front. It was decided that the
Wijngaards Institute for Catholic Research
Wijngaards_Institute_for_Catholic_Research
Election in India
Malayalam (in Malayalam). "Kerala elections too close to call, LDF and UDF in virtual tie". moneycontrol. 6 April 2026. "കേരളം ആര് ഭരിക്കും?; ന്യൂസ് മലയാളം പ്രീ
2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
2026_Kerala_Legislative_Assembly_election
American dance
Wayback Machine. Harri Heinilä, An Endeavor by Harlem Dancers to Achieve Equality – The Recognition of the Harlem-Based African-American Jazz Dance Between
Lindy_Hop
British supermarket chain
and payment services under the Asda Money brand and also has a mobile virtual network operator. In February 2021, the Issa brothers and TDR Capital acquired
Asda
Plan for the Rouge River Area of Concern" Department of Environmental Equality. "USGS National Atlas Streamer". United States Geological Survey. Archived
List_of_most_polluted_rivers
2023 American television programming awards
community in the media and entertainment industries and to advocate for LGBTQ equality." GLAAD's president and CEO, Sarah Kate Ellis, accepted the honor on the
75th_Primetime_Emmy_Awards
Zionist Jewish organisation in America
Revisionist Secular Principles Civil and political rights Due process Equality before the law Freedom economic press religion speech Human rights Liberal
New_Jewish_Narrative
American Secretary of Defense (1961–1968)
reports I have seen be stopped by air bombardment-short, that is, of the virtual annihilation of North Vietnam and its people". Besides Stennis, the other
Robert McNamara as Secretary of Defense
Robert_McNamara_as_Secretary_of_Defense
Indian politician, activist, lawyer, and author (1941–2022)
fight for justice and equity... we shall all fight for truth and justice, equality and equity for all, irrespective of their religion, region, caste or class
Bhim_Singh_(politician)
to 171,000, the lowest figure since 2012, and 50% lower than 2024. The Equalities and Human Rights Commission issues guidelines on the use of single-sex
2026_in_the_United_Kingdom
30th UN climate conference
agency urged governments participating in COP30 to ensure that gender equality is integrated across climate decision-making, finance mechanisms, and implementation
2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference
2025_United_Nations_Climate_Change_Conference
Danish actor (born 1970)
Goodwill Ambassador, drawing public attention to issues such as gender equality and climate change. Nikolaj William Coster-Waldau[citation needed] was
Nikolaj_Coster-Waldau
2023 edition of the C++ programming language standard
applied after several virtual WG21 meetings, where they were approved by straw polls. The following were added after the virtual WG21 meeting of 9 November
C++23
President of the Maldives since 2023
outlined that China-Maldives relations are based on mutual respect, sovereign equality, territorial integrity, and non-interference in internal matters. As of
Mohamed_Muizzu
for equality". NBC News. Mitsanas, Michael (12 December 2022). "South Korea's LGBTQ community confronts crushing headwinds in fight for equality". NBC
LGBTQ_rights_in_South_Korea
American actress, singer and filmmaker (born 1989)
the virtual reality series The Messy Truth VR Experience (2020), she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Interactive Program. A gender equality activist
Brie_Larson
Concept in medical & psychological diagnoses
AL, Fishman SM (July 2008). "Gender stereotypes in pain diagnosis". The Virtual Mentor. 10 (7): 434–438. doi:10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.7.ccas2-0807
Gender bias in medical diagnosis
Gender_bias_in_medical_diagnosis
pornography generally separate images into three categories: real, pseudo, and virtual. Pseudo-photographic child pornography is produced by digitally manipulating
Legal status of fictional pornography depicting minors
Legal_status_of_fictional_pornography_depicting_minors
History of the State of Israel since its independence
peace as envisaged by the prophets of Israel; it will ensure complete equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants irrespective of religion
History of Israel (1948–present)
History_of_Israel_(1948–present)
Radical left political ideology based on the ideas of the Assad family
war. When the Ba'ath Party took power in Syria in 1963, it pledged full equality between women and men as well as full workforce participation for women
Assadism
American journalist and political candidate (born 1999)
states that "from the river to the sea" is a peaceful call for freedom and equality, not a call for violence. Abughazaleh approves of Schakowsky's voting record
Kat_Abughazaleh
Technique in object-oriented programming
objects for equality: most basically there is a difference between identity (same object) and equality (same value), corresponding to shallow equality and (1
Object_copying
Range of socio-political movements and ideologies
to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes. Feminism holds the position that modern societies are patriarchal—they
Feminism
Guidelines and laws to regulate AI
2022. Propp, Kenneth (7 February 2022). "France's new mantra: liberty, equality, digital sovereignty". Atlantic Council. Archived from the original on
Regulation of artificial intelligence
Regulation_of_artificial_intelligence
Islamdom to have been a tolerant society, granting Jews the freedom and equality that they, as Central European Jews, particularly those in Germany, yearned
History of the Jews under Muslim rule
History_of_the_Jews_under_Muslim_rule
Kaller denounced Nazi eugenics and racism, pursued a policy of ethnic equality for his German, Polish and Lithuanian flock, and protected his Polish clergy
Catholic Church and Nazi Germany during World War II
Catholic_Church_and_Nazi_Germany_during_World_War_II
Newman and Jordan Peterson. The interview covered topics such as gender equality, including the gender pay gap, freedom of speech, and transgender rights
List_of_YouTube_videos
Country in East Asia
restructured the economy under state control, promoted literacy and women's equality, expanded heavy industry, and promoted land collectivization through the
China
Lack of romantic attraction to others
Hong; Lu, Xin-An (Lucian). "Panel on: Maintaining Identity in the Virtual World Virtual Fraud and Misinformation in the New Age: Revisiting Grice's Cooperative
Aromanticism
American political endorsements
Kamala' virtual fundraiser". The Forward. Retrieved August 16, 2024. "TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK to Perform at 'Headbangers for Harris' Virtual Fundraiser
List of Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign non-political endorsements
List_of_Kamala_Harris_2024_presidential_campaign_non-political_endorsements
List of endorsements for Kamala Harris's 2024 presidential campaign
Change PAC Emgage Action Equality Arizona Equality California Equality Florida Action EqualityMaine Equality North Carolina Equality Utah Fair Immigration
List of Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign political endorsements
List_of_Kamala_Harris_2024_presidential_campaign_political_endorsements
1963 civil rights movement demonstration
titular head of the march; James Farmer, president of the Congress of Racial Equality; John Lewis, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee;
March_on_Washington
Portrayal of sexual subject matter
have evolved from cave paintings, some forty millennia ago, to modern-day virtual reality presentations. A general distinction of adults-only sexual content
Pornography
Political phrase related to the Palestine region
Many pro-Palestinian activists describe the phrase as a call for peace, equality and an end to Israeli military rule over Palestinians, while many Jewish
From_the_river_to_the_sea
France Paris Met with President Emmanuel Macron and attended the Generation Equality Forum. 1–2 July Spain Quart de Poblet Valencia Madrid Visited the United
List of international trips made by António Guterres as Secretary-General of the United Nations
List_of_international_trips_made_by_António_Guterres_as_Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations
VIRTUAL EQUALITY
VIRTUAL EQUALITY
Boy/Male
Indian
Name of Lord Krishna
Girl/Female
Australian, Jamaican
Virtuous; Strength
Boy/Male
Sikh
Heroic protector, Protector of the brave
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Bravery
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi
Lord Vishnu
Boy/Male
Indian, Modern
Incomparable
Girl/Female
Indian
Virtues
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit
Priceless; Natural; Deep Thinker
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname from Middle English, Old French vertu ‘moral worth’; ‘goodness’ (Latin virtus ‘manliness’, ‘valor’, ‘worth’). This may have been bestowed on a good or pious person, it may alternatively have been a sarcastic nickname for a prig, or it may have been borne by someone who had played the part of Virtue in a medieval mystery play.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Feeling, Virtual
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lively
Boy/Male
Hindu
Priceless, Precious
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Extensive; King
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Protector of the Brave
Boy/Male
British, English, French, German, Latin
Lively
Girl/Female
Latin
Virtue.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Lord Vishnu, Fortune giver
Boy/Male
Tamil
Virtues
Boy/Male
Indian
Feeling, Virtual
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Vishnu, Fortune giver
VIRTUAL EQUALITY
VIRTUAL EQUALITY
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Moon Light
Female
Welsh
Welsh name derived from the word rhiain, RHIAN means "maiden."
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Beautiful
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh, Traditional
Rainbow; Absorbed in the True One
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
A dove
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : much reduced and altered form of the medieval French nickname coeur de lion ‘lion heart’. Compare Codling.Probably a variant of German Gierling, itself a variant of Gerling.
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Tamil, Traditional
King of Tamil
Girl/Female
Indian
Picture, Image, Like
Boy/Male
Indian
Cotton ginner
Girl/Female
Muslim
Grace, Kindness, Favor, Gift
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n.
Food; -- now used chiefly in the plural. See Victuals.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Victual
n.
Active quality or power; capacity or power adequate to the production of a given effect; energy; strength; potency; efficacy; as, the virtue of a medicine.
n.
A particular moral excellence; as, the virtue of temperance, of charity, etc.
imp. & p. p.
of Victual
n.
Hence, the code of ceremonies observed by an organization; as, the ritual of the freemasons.
a.
Of or pertaining to sight; used in sight; serving as the instrument of seeing; as, the visual nerve.
a.
Having the power of acting or of invisible efficacy without the agency of the material or sensible part; potential; energizing.
v. t.
To supply with provisions for subsistence; to provide with food; to store with sustenance; as, to victual an army; to victual a ship.
a.
Contributing to life; necessary to, or supporting, life; as, vital blood.
v. t.
To victual again.
a.
Being in essence or effect, not in fact; as, the virtual presence of a man in his agent or substitute.
a.
Of or pertaining to rites or ritual; as, ritual service or sacrifices; the ritual law.
n.
A vital part; one of the vitals.
adv.
In a virtual manner; in efficacy or effect only, and not actually; to all intents and purposes; practically.
n.
A prescribed form of performing divine service in a particular church or communion; as, the Jewish ritual.
v. t.
To make efficacious; to give virtue of efficacy.
a.
Belonging or relating to life, either animal or vegetable; as, vital energies; vital functions; vital actions.