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rite
[rahyt]
noun
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use.
rites of baptism; sacrificial rites.
a particular form or system of religious or other ceremonial practice.
the Roman rite.
(often initial capital letter), a liturgy or liturgical system, especially one of the historical versions of the Eucharistic service.
the Anglican Rite.
(sometimes initial capital letter), a division or differentiation of churches based on liturgical practice.
any customary observance or practice.
the rite of afternoon tea.
rite
/ raɪt /
noun
a formal act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious ceremonies
fertility rites
the rite of baptism
a particular body of such acts or procedures, esp of a particular Christian Church
the Latin rite
a Christian Church
the Greek rite
Other Word Forms
- riteless adjective
- ritelessness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of rite1
Word History and Origins
Origin of rite1
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Example Sentences
But the big reason for Japanese hesitancy around epidurals is cultural, according to moms, midwives and doctors, with a “natural” birth without pain relief viewed by some as an essential rite of passage in motherhood.
To run up the levee and gaze upon that view of downtown was something of a rite of passage for kids in the neighborhood.
He had come to sponsor my teenage son Finn as he received the sacrament of Confirmation, a Catholic rite of adolescence.
The time has come to read the Phillies their last rites.
Leaving home to go to university was once considered a rite of passage.
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