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Definitions for Rites
[1] a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use: rites of baptism; sacrificial rites.
[2] a particular form or system of religious or other ceremonial practice: the Roman rite.
[3] (often initial capital letter ) a liturgy or liturgical system, especially one of the historical versions of the Eucharistic service: the Anglican Rite.
[4] (sometimes initial capital letter ) Eastern Church , Western Church . a division or differentiation of churches based on liturgical practice.
[5] any customary observance or practice: the rite of afternoon tea.
[6] a formal act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious ceremonies fertility rites ; the rite of baptism
[7] a particular body of such acts or procedures, esp of a particular Christian Church the Latin rite
[8] a Christian Church the Greek rite
Words related to Rites
riteobservance, formality, ritual, sacrament, custom, liturgy, occasion, procedure, celebration, form, service, solemnity, ordinance, practice, communion, act, ceremonial
Words nearby Rites
riterisus sardonicus, rit., rita, ritalin, ritardando, rite, rite de passage, rite of intensification, rite of passage, rite of spring, the, ritenuto
Origin of Rites
1275–1325; Middle English (< Old French rit(e )) < Latin rītus
Words that may be confused with Rites
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, riteright, rite, wright, write
Other words from Rites
rite·less , adjective
rite·less·ness , noun
Word origin for Rites
C14: from Latin rītus religious ceremony
Synonyms for Rites
Sacrament, celebration, custom, formality, liturgy, observance, occasion, procedure, ritual, act, ceremonial, communion, form, ordinance, practice, service, solemnity