Rite Synonyms

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Synonyms for Rite

liturgy
A prescribed form or set of forms for public religious worship.
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formality
A formal or conventional act or requirement; ceremony or form, often without practical meaning
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office
A service or beneficial act done for another:
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celebration
The formal performance of a solemn rite, such as Christian sacrament
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ceremonial
A set of ceremonies prescribed for an occasion; a ritual.
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cult
A system of religious worship or ritual
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initiation
The process of being initiated.
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occasion
A significant event, especially a large or important social gathering:
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ordinance
A governmental, now esp. municipal, statute or regulation
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procedure
A series of steps taken to accomplish an end:
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tradition
A commonly held system.
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religious rite
an established ceremony prescribed by a religion
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ceremony
A formal act or set of formal acts established by custom or authority as proper to a special occasion, such as a wedding, religious rite, etc.
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observance
The act or practice of observing, or keeping, a law, duty, custom, rule, etc.
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service
The serving of food or the manner in which it is served:
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Words Related to Rite

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sacrament
The consecrated elements of the Eucharist, especially the bread or host.
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ritual
Ritual acts or procedures collectively
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funeral rites
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religious-rites
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baptism
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pagan
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custom
A social convention carried on by tradition and enforced by social disapproval of any violation
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  • 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.

  • Lastly, the rite of circumcision, which the Hebrews practised in common with their Semitic neighbours as well as the Egyptians, belonged to ages long anterior to the time of Moses.

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