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rite(dictionary)
rite(dictionary)
rite de passage(dictionary)
passage, rite of(encyclopedia)
Eastern rite church(encyclopedia)
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rite (iou)



rite noun. ME.
[Old & mod. French rit, later rite, or from Latin ritus (religious) usage. See also RIGHT noun2.]
A formal procedure or act in a religious or other solemn observance. ME.
The custom or practice of a country, people, etc. LME-M16.
A religion. LME-M16.
A custom or practice of a formal kind, a social observance. L16.
A body of liturgical etc. observances characteristic of a religious denomination. E18.
Phrases: CONJUGAL rites. last rites: see LAST adjective. Latin rite: see LATIN adjective. rite of intensification Anthropology a rite marking a special event affecting a social group and tending towards strengthening the bonds uniting its members (usu. in pl.). rite of passage [translating French RITE DE PASSAGE] a rite marking a new defined stage in a person's life, as the beginning of adulthood.
riteless adjective E17.