rite

Speech parts

1. rite - Noun

2. rite - Adjective

3. rite - Adverb

4. rite - Interjection

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

ceremony ritual observance ordinance form service practice sacrament custom ceremonial liturgy formality religious rite canon communion
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Antonyms

breaking disorder rebellion mistake chaos abortion
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Hypernyms

usage custom usance religious ceremony religious ritual

Hyponyms

office marriage watch wedding liturgy circumcision

Phrases with the word

nuptial rite initiatory rite catholic rite alexandrian rite antiochene rite initiation rite

Anagrams

iter reit tier tire Teri trie

Examples

Confession is a sacred rite enhanced by allegory, exaggeration, and lies. Craig Ferguson

No tribal rite has yet been recorded which attempts to keep winter from descending; on the contrary: the rites all prepare the community to endure, together with the rest of nature, the season of the terrible cold. Joseph Campbell

Every ceremony or rite has a value if it is performed without alteration. A ceremony is a book in which a great deal is written. Anyone who understands can read it. One rite often contains more than a hundred books. G. I. Gurdjieff

Celebrating Gedderone's Rite of Spring shouldn't be an excuse to avoid the pressures of reality. It wasn't just a harmless escape: it was a means of delaying the probable and making it inevitable. Steven Erikson

No longer a mark of distinction or proof of achievement, a college education is these days a mere rite of passage, a capstone to adolescent party time. William A. Henry III

History as she is harped. Rite words in rote order. (pp. 108-109) Marshall McLuhan

Close letter words and terms

Ritchey Ritchie Ritchie County rite de passage rite in prose rite of passage