- 1. n. 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: opted
- 2. n. an established ceremony prescribed by a religion Source: wordnet
- 3. n. any customary observance or practice Source: wordnet
- 4. 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. He looked with indifference on rites, names, and forms of ecclesiastical polity. Macaulay. Syn. -- Form; ceremony; observance; ordinance. Source: webster
- 5. The act of performing divine or solemn service, as establishedby law, precept, or custom; a formal act of religion or other solemnduty; a solemn observance; a ceremony; as, the rites of freemasonry.He looked with indifference on rites, names, and forms ofecclesiastical polity. Macaulay. Source: adambom
- 6. n:100 n. an established ceremony prescribed by a religion Source: ecdict
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