rite (r t)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. [Middle English, from Latin r tus; see ar- in Indo-European roots.] |
rite [raɪt]
n
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (Non-Christian Religions / Other Non-Christian Religions) a formal act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious ceremonies fertility rites the rite of baptism
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a particular body of such acts or procedures, esp of a particular Christian Church the Latin rite
3. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a Christian Church the Greek rite
[from Latin rītus religious ceremony]
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| Noun | 1. |  rite - an established ceremony prescribed by a religion; "the rite of baptism"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 practicemarriage 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) |
rite
Translations
rite [raɪt]
rite
rite [raɪt] n → rito (Rel) the last rites → l'estrema unzione fsg
rite of passage → rito di passaggio
rite [raɪt] n → rito (Rel) the last rites → l'estrema unzione fsg
rite of passage → rito di passaggio
rite of passage → rito di passaggio
rite [raɪt] n → rito (Rel) the last rites → l'estrema unzione fsg
rite of passage → rito di passaggio
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 riitti rite טֶקֶס रीति obred, ceremonija szertartás upacara helgiathöfn rito 儀式 엄숙하게 올리는 의식 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 rituaali rite, rituel פּוּלחָן क्रिया पद्धति obred, ritual szertartás(ok) upacara helgisiðir, ritúal rituale 伝統 (종교 등의) 의식의 일정한 형식 ritualas, apeigos rituāls ritual ritueel ritual rytuał ritual rit, ritual ритуал rituál obred ritual ritual พิธีกรรม tören 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 의례적인 ritualinis, apeiginis rituāls-; ceremoniāls melakukan upacara ritual ritueel rituell rytualny ritual ritualic ритуальный rituálny obreden ritualan rituell เกี่ยวกับพิธีกรรม âyin, tören 儀式的 ритуальний آداب و رسوم mang tính nghi thức 礼仪的
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