rita

¹

[rit-uh]

noun

Hinduism.

1. the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.

Rita

²

[ree-tuh]

noun

1. a female given name, form of Margarita.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rita¹

From the Sanskrit word ṛta

Example Sentences

Sister Bernadette, 88, Sister Regina, who is 86 and 82-year-old Sister Rita are the last three nuns at the Kloster Goldenstein convent in Elsbethen, just outside Salzburg.

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These feature the nuns at prayer or at lunch, and include Sister Rita's exercise workouts.

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Sister Regina arrived at the convent in 1958 and Sister Rita in 1962.

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Medical assistant Kylee Lutz, 26, right, hugs activities coordinator Rita Robledo on closing day.

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District Judge Rita F. Lin of the Northern District of California, rendered moot — for now — nearly every aspect of a more than 7,000-word settlement offer the federal government sent to the University of California in August after suspending $584 million in medical, science and energy research grants to the Los Angeles campus.

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