rite of intensification
noun Anthropology.
a ritual or ceremony performed by a community in a time of crisis that affects all members, as a rain dance during a drought.
Origin of rite of intensification
First recorded in 1945–50
Words nearby rite of intensification
rita,
ritalin,
ritardando,
rite,
rite de passage,
rite of intensification,
rite of passage,
rite of spring, the,
ritenuto,
rites of passage,
ritornello