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rite
[ rahyt ]
/ raÉȘt /
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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)Eastern Church, Western Church. a division or differentiation of churches based on liturgical practice.
any customary observance or practice: the rite of afternoon tea.
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Origin of rite
1275â1325; Middle English (<Old French rit(e)) <Latin rÄ«tus
synonym study for rite
1. See ceremony.
OTHER WORDS FROM rite
riteless, adjectiverite·less·ness, nounWords nearby rite
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British Dictionary definitions for rite
rite
/ (raÉȘt) /
noun
a formal act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious ceremoniesfertility rites; the rite of baptism
a particular body of such acts or procedures, esp of a particular Christian Churchthe Latin rite
a Christian Churchthe Greek rite
Word Origin for rite
C14: from Latin rītus religious ceremony
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