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rite

US/ɹaɪt/ fairly common informal

noun

1.

an established ceremony prescribed by a religion

  • “the rite of baptism”
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2.

Origin

Via Middle English and Old French, from Latin ritus.

Phrases

  • funeral rite
  • Latin rite
  • morning rite
  • rite of passage
  • water rite

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