RITES

Noun

rites

plural of rite

Anagrams

• Istre, Reist, Sirte, iters, reist, resit, tiers, tires, tries

Source: Wiktionary


RITE

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



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