rite
[noun]
Synonyms: ceremony, custom, observance, practice, procedure, ritual

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Related Words: celebration, occasion, solemnity, sacrament, sacramental, form

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

rite /raɪt/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: ritus]

1. a ceremony that is always performed in the same way, usually for religious purposes ⇒ ritual:
funeral rites
ancient fertility rites
These traditional rites are performed only by the women of the village.

2. rite of passage a special ceremony or action that is a sign of a new stage in someone’s life, especially when a boy starts to become a man ⇒ coming of age

3. last rites final prayers or religious ceremonies for someone who is dying:
A priest came to give him the last rites.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲