Rite Definition

rīt
rites
noun
rites
A ceremonial or formal, solemn act, observance, or procedure in accordance with prescribed rule or custom, as in religious use.
Marriage rites.
Webster's New World
A prescribed form or particular system of ceremonial procedure, religious or otherwise; ritual.
The Scottish rite of Freemasonry.
Webster's New World
Any formal, customary observance, practice, or procedure.
The rites of courtship.
Webster's New World
Any of the Christian Churches, either historical or contemporary.
The Eastern Rite, the Roman Rite.
Webster's New World
Liturgy; esp., any of the historical forms of the Eucharistic service.
The Byzantine rite.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
rite
Plural:
rites

Origin of Rite

  • Middle English from Latin rītus ar- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Via Middle English and Old French, from Latin ritus

    From Wiktionary

Rite Sentence Examples

  • The French doctor held no taper; he was leaning against one of the columns in a respectful attitude implying that he, a foreigner, in spite of all differences of faith, understood the full importance of the rite now being performed and even approved of it.

  • True, this rite was used both in East and West as early as the 4th century; it was not, however, universal.

  • I want us to have a day to get settled before we perform the rite.

  • The Schoolmen had no historical sense and little historical information; hence they fell into one error after another on the essentials in the rite of ordination.

  • At the present time, so far as the Roman Catholic Church is concerned, apparelled albs are only in regular use at Milan (Ambrosian Rite), and, partially, in certain churches in Spain.

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Words Starting With

RRIRIT

Words Ending With

ETEITE

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Words Starting With R and Ending With E

Starts With R & Ends With EStarts With RI & Ends With EStarts With R & Ends With TE

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With R4 Letter Words Ending With E