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rite
I. rite \ˈrīt, usu -īd.+V\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ritus; akin to Old English rīm number, Old High German, series, number, Old Norse, calculation, Old Irish, number, Greek arithmos number, arariskein to fit — more at arm
1.
a. : a prescribed form or manner governing the words or actions of a ceremony especially of considerable religious, courtly, social, or tribal significance
< the introduction into a particular rite of features not sanctioned by the texts — L.P.Smith >
b. often capitalized : liturgy; especially : one of the historical forms of the eucharistic service
< Charlemagne introduced the Roman rite throughout his territories >
2. : a ceremonial act or action or series of such acts especially in established religious usage, in tribal custom, or occasionally in bizarre practices or unduly formalized conduct in ordinary life
< rite of baptism >
< rites of a fraternal organization >
< at puberty, initiation rites are held — African Abstracts >
< woman engaged in the rites of good grooming — Agnes Rogers >
< making an apologetic rite of pulling up his trousers and stuffing in his shirt — Richard Llewellyn >
— see rite of intensification, rite of passage
3. sometimes capitalized : a division of the Christian church as determined by liturgy
< Eastern Orthodox of the Byzantine rite >
< Protestants of the Anglican rite >
— see latin rite
Synonyms: see form
II. ri·te \ˈrīd.ē, -īˌtē\ adverb (or adjective)
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, in accordance with religious usage, fitly, aptly; akin to Latin ritus rite
: with a pass — used as a mark of undistinguished achievement in the academic requirements for graduation |