/ɹajˈt/ - [rayt] - rite
We found 6 definitions of rite from 5 different sources.
NounPlural: rites |
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rite - an established ceremony prescribed by a religion; "the rite of baptism" | ||
religious rite | ||
religious ceremony, religious ritual a ceremony having religious meaning | ||
vigil, watch the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival) | ||
last rites rites performed in connection with a death or burial | ||
orgy a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity | ||
circumcision the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males | ||
liturgy a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship | ||
rite - any customary observance or practice | ||
ritual | ||
usage, usance, custom the customary manner in which a language (or a form of a language) is spoken or written; "English usage"; "a usage borrowed from French" | ||
ceremonial dance, ritual dance, ritual dancing a dance that is part of a religious ritual | ||
betrothal, espousal the act of becoming betrothed or engaged | ||
marriage ceremony, wedding, marriage the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed |