rite
noun
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use.
rites
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pluralof rite.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In Hindu tradition, when a body cannot be recovered, a symbolic effigy is made from sacred "kusha" grass to represent the dead, allowing relatives to perform last rites.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
In the locker room before a high-school all-star game, I was initiated into the secular rites of the local public-school powerhouse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
It’s not easy to find analogies that can reanimate the importance of burial rites to a modern audience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
After days of searching shelters and mortuaries, relatives of some of the missing lost hope and began conducting last rites.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
And Ben came with momentum, driven by fear as he entered the kitchen as a footsoldier bound by the rites of a perverted chivalry written into the family’s history.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
