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