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RITE
ritual, rite
(noun) any customary observance or practice
rite, religious rite
(noun) an established ceremony prescribed by a religion; “the rite of baptism”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
rite (plural rites)
A religious custom.
(by extension) A prescribed behavior.
Etymology 2
Adjective
rite (not comparable)
Informal spelling of right.
Adverb
rite (not comparable)
Informal spelling of right.
Interjection
rite
Informal spelling of right.
Noun
rite (plural rites)
Informal spelling of right.
used in unique spellings of company brand names
part of the contraction and interjection amirite
Anagrams
• REIT, Teri, iter, iter., reit, tier, tire, trie
Source: Wiktionary
Rite, n. Etym: [L. ritus; cf. Skr. riti a stream, a running, way, manner, ri to flow: cf. F. rit, rite. CF. Rivulet.]
Definition: The act of performing divine or solemn service, as established by law, precept, or custom; a formal act of religion or other solemn duty; a solemn observance; a ceremony; as, the rites of freemasonry. He looked with indifference on rites, names, and forms of ecclesiastical polity. Macaulay.
Syn.
– Form; ceremony; observance; ordinance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
17 November 2024
MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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