单词 | religious rite |
释义 | religious rite (once / 8225 pages) n WORD FAMILY religious rite: religious rites USAGE EXAMPLESThe first step in preparing King Bhumibol’s body for cremation involves embalming it during a religious rite and putting it in a traditional fetal position. Wall Street Journal(Oct 14, 2016) Amorth was the author of several books on exorcism and other religious rites, including “An Exorcist Tells His Story,” translated into English in 1999. Los Angeles Times(Sep 24, 2016) Passengers were travelling from Nonthaburi, a suburb of the capital Bangkok, to Ayutthaya for an Islamic religious rite, the Bangkok Post said. BBC(Sep 18, 2016) n an established ceremony prescribed by a religion Syn|Hypo|Hyper rite vigil, watch the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival) last ritesrites performed in connection with a death or burial orgysecret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity circumcisionthe act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite liturgya rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship officea religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities viewing, wakea vigil held over a corpse the night before burial agrypniaa vigil before certain feasts (as e.g. Easter) Berit, Berith, Bris, Briss, Briththe Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life Christian liturgythe Christian worship services Divine Officecanonical prayers recited daily by priests (e.g. the breviary of the Roman Catholic Church) Little Officea Roman Catholic office honoring the Virgin Mary; similar to but shorter than the Divine Office Office of the Deadan office read or sung before a burial mass in the Roman Catholic Church religious ceremony, religious ritual a ceremony having religious meaning |
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