rite (redirected from Rites)

rite  (rt)

n.

1. The prescribed or customary form for conducting a religious or other solemn ceremony: the rite of baptism.

2. A ceremonial act or series of acts: fertility rites.

3. Rite The liturgy or practice of a branch of the Christian church.

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[Middle English, from Latin rtus; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]

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rite

Noun

1. a formal act which forms part of a religious ceremony: the rite of burial

2. a custom that is carried out within a particular group: the barbaric rites of public execution

3. a particular body of such acts, esp. of a particular Christian Church: the traditional Anglican rite [Latin ritus]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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 - secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity circumcision - the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite liturgy - a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship office - a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities; "the offices of the mass"
	2.	rite - any customary observance or practice ritual custom, usage, usance - accepted or habitual practice 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 act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage was conducted in the chapel" rite of passage - a ritual performed in some cultures at times when an individual changes status (as from adolescence to adulthood)

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rite

noun ceremony, custom, ritual, act, service, form, practice, procedure, mystery, usage, formality, ceremonial, communion, ordinance, observance, sacrament, liturgy, solemnity

Translations

rite [raɪt] n → rito;

last rites → últimos sacramentos mpl

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rite [raɪt] n → rite m;

the last rites → les derniers sacrements

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rite [raɪt] n → Ritus m;

last rites (Rel) → Letzte Ölung f

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rite [raɪt] n → rito;

last rites → l'estrema unzione