rite

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

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rite

n rite [rait]

a solemn ceremony, especially a religious one marriage rites. rite طَقْس، إحْتِفال ритуал obřad ceremoni; -ceremoni der Ritus τελετή, ιεροτελεστία rito riitus مراسم؛ تشریفات seremonia rite טֶקֶס रीति obred, ceremonija szertartás upacara helgiathöfn rito 儀式 의식, 예식 apeigos, ritualas rituāls; ceremonija upacara rite seremoni, rite obrządek rito ritual обряд obrad obred obred rit, ceremoni พิธีศาสนา âyin, tören 宗教儀式 обряд, церемонія مذہبی nghi lễ 宗教仪式

n ritual [ˈritʃuəl]

(a particular set of) traditional or fixed actions etc used in a religious etc ceremony Christian rituals; the ritual of the Roman Catholic church. ritueel طَقْس كَنَسي церемония rituál ritual das Ritual ιεροτελεστία, τυπικό, τελετουργικό ritual rituaal تشریفات مذهبی jumalanpalvelusmenot rite, rituel פּוּלחָן क्रिया पद्धति obred, ritual szertartás(ok) upacara helgisiðir, ritúal rituale 伝統 (종교적) 의식, 전례; 의식적인 행사 ritualas, apeigos rituāls ritual ritueel ritual rytuał ritual rit, ritual ритуал rituál obred ritual ritual พิธีกรรม tören 禮儀式 ритуальний رسوم عبادات nghi thức 礼仪式

adj

forming (part of) a ritual or ceremony a ritual dance/sacrifice. rities, ritueel طَقْسي ритуален rituální ceremoniel; rituel rituell τελετουργικός ritual rituaalne وابسته به تشریفات rituaali- rituel פּוּלחָנִי रस्म संबंधी obredni, ritualan rituális upacara helgisiða- rituale 儀式の 의식적인, 제사의 ritualinis, apeiginis rituāls-; ceremoniāls melakukan upacara ritual ritueel rituell rytualny ritual ritualic ритуальный rituálny obreden ritualan rituell เกี่ยวกับพิธีกรรม âyin, tören 禮儀的 ритуальний آداب و رسوم mang tính nghi thức 礼仪的