rite
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
rites
plural
rites
Britannica Dictionary definition of RITE
[count]
:
an act that is part of a usually religious ceremony
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see also last rites
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Incense is often burned in their religious rites.
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funeral/purification rites
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Police suspect that the crime was a gang initiation rite. [=an act that someone must do in order to officially join a gang]
