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
rite (plural rites)
A religious custom.
(by extension) A prescribed behavior.
rite (not comparable)
Informal spelling of right.
rite (not comparable)
Informal spelling of right.
rite
Informal spelling of right.
rite (plural rites)
Informal spelling of right.
used in unique spellings of company brand names
part of the contraction and interjection amirite
• 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
27 July 2024
(adjective) ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance; “was boorish and insensitive”; “the loutish manners of a bully”; “her stupid oafish husband”; “aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
