rite

rite

religious ceremony; ceremonial act: marriage rite

Not to be confused with:

right – correct; proper; just; appropriate: the right way

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rite

 (rīt)

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 rītus; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]

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rite

(raɪt)

n

1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a formal act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious ceremonies: fertility rites; the rite of baptism.

2. (Other Non-Christian Religions) a formal act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious ceremonies: fertility rites; the rite of baptism.

3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a particular body of such acts or procedures, esp of a particular Christian Church: the Latin rite.

4. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a Christian Church: the Greek rite.

[C14: from Latin rītus religious ceremony]

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rite

(raɪt)

n.

1. a formal ceremony or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use.

2. a particular form or system of religious or ceremonial practice: the Scottish rite in Freemasonry.

3. (sometimes cap.) a liturgy or liturgical system: the Byzantine rite.

4. (sometimes cap.) a division of a Christian church based on differences in liturgical practice.

5. any customary observance or practice.

[1275–1325; Middle English (< Old French rit(e)) < Latin rītus]

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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 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 a fertility rite

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rite

noun

A formal act or set of acts prescribed by ritual:

ceremonial, ceremony, liturgy, observance, office, ritual, service.

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Translations

طَقْس، إحْتِفال

obřadrituál

=-ceremoniceremoniriteritus

Ritus

τελετουργία

rito

آیین

riterit

פולחן

ceremóniarítusszertartás

ritusupacara

helgiathöfn

ritoritualeusanzacerimoniaestrema unzione

apeiginisapeigosritualasritualinis

ceremonija

rite

rito

обряд

rit

âyintören

宗教仪式

rite

[raɪt]

A. N → rito m; (= funeral rites) → exequias fpl
"The Rite of Spring" → "La Consagración de la Primavera"
see also last A3

B. CPD rite of passage N → rito m de paso, rito m de tránsito
see also rite(s)-of-passage

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rite

[ˈraɪt] n → rite m
rite of passage → rite m initiatique last rites

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rite

n → Ritus m; burial rites → Bestattungsriten pl

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rite

[raɪt] n → rito (Rel) the last rites → l'estrema unzione fsg
rite of passage → rito di passaggio

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rite

(rait) noun

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

ritual (ˈritʃuəl) noun

(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 ritual rituál das Ritual ritual ιεροτελεστία, τυπικό, τελετουργικόritual rituaal تشریفات مذهبی rituaali rite, rituelפולחן क्रिया पद्धति obred, ritual szertartás(ok) upacara helgisiðir, ritúal rituale 伝統 (종교 등의) 의식의 일정한 형식 ritualas, apeigos rituāls ritual ritueelritualrytuał مذهبی تشریفات ritual rit, ritual ритуа rituál obred ritual ritual พิธีกรรม tören 儀式 ритуальний رسوم عبادات nghi thức 礼仪式

adjective

forming (part of) a ritual or ceremony. a ritual dance/sacrifice. rities, ritueel طَقْسي ритуален ritual rituální rituell ceremoniel; rituel τελετουργικόςritual 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 ritueelrituellrytualny تشریفاتو پوری مربوط 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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