Rite - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|raɪt|
Brit.
|raɪt|
noun
- an established ceremony prescribed by a religion
the rite of baptism
- any customary observance or practice (syn: ritual)Extra examples
Incense is often burned in their religious rites.
...the annual summer rite of loading up the car for the big family vacation...
These traditional rites are performed only by the women of the village.
...only in rare cases is the ancient rite of exorcism performed to cast out a troublesome demon...
He was enacting some awful rite.
From cradle to grave, the car marks every rite of American passage.
Word forms
noun
singular: rite
plural: rites
singular: rite
plural: rites
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