rite
[ rahyt ]
/ raɪt /
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.
Origin of rite
1275–1325; Middle English (< Old French
rit(e)) < Latin
rītus
synonym study for rite
1. See
ceremony.
OTHER WORDS FROM rite
rite·less, adjective rite·less·ness, nounWords nearby rite
Example sentences from the Web for rite
British Dictionary definitions for rite
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
Word Origin for rite
C14: from Latin
rītus religious ceremony