rita

[ rit-uh ]

/ ˈrɪt ə /

the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.

Nearby words

From the Sanskrit word ṛta

[ ree-tuh ]

/ ˈri tə /

a female given name, form of Margarita.

His wife, Rita, would wait and pray until she would hear the bicycle squeeze horn he had affixed to the chair.
How Brooklyn’s First Ice Cream Girl Fought City Hall–and Won|Michael Daly|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rita King likely would have disagreed with that sentiment when Evans entered the lockup room in back in April 2011.
I Was Beaten By Chicago’s Dirtiest Cop, Lawsuit Contends|Justin Glawe|September 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A first-rank boulevardier in the 1960s tableau, his wives included one Rita Hayworth.
Inside North America’s First Islamic Art Museum|Shinan Govani|September 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
From Anna Wintour to Rita Ora to Claire Danes, stars are strutting their stuff in red this season.
Scarlet Is the New Black|Raquel Laneri|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Something named Rita Ora performed with Azalea, looking like Rihanna and singing like Katy Perry and lacking any of their energy.
Butts, ‘Bang Bang’ & Beyoncé: The Craziest MTV Video Music Awards Moments|Kevin Fallon|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rita Dresden married Monte Irvin in the spring and bade farewell to the stage.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
In all the hurry of her flying thoughts Rita steadied herself to listen.
Rita|Laura E. Richards
I hear you say—by the way, Rita, where did you learn to speak such perfect French?
The Drunkard|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
But Rita was in too highly strung a condition to observe this fact, or indeed to observe anything.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
The tone constituted a rebuff, and Rita's coquetry deserted her, leaving her mortified and piqued.
Dope|Sax Rohmer