Synonyms for rite

Grammar : Noun

Spell : rahyt

Phonetic Transcription : raɪt

Top 10 synonyms for rite

Other synonyms for the word rite

Définition of rite

Origin : early 14c., from Latin ritus "religious observance or ceremony, custom, usage," perhaps from PIE root *re(i)- "to count, number" (cf. Greek arithmos "number," Old English rim "number;" see read (v.)). Rite of passage (1909) is translated from French rite de passage, coined by French anthropologist Arnold van Gennep (1873-1957).

noun ceremony, tradition

Example sentences :

I believe it is the place where the rite of circumcision is performed.
Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest

I will yield nothing, whether in discipline, or in rite, or in dogma.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

They are going up to the city for the Mohammedan rite of circumcision.
Extract from : « Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land » by Henry Van Dyke

Therefore the solemn process, rite, and ceremony of purification had to be performed.
Extract from : « A Great Man » by Arnold Bennett

All his people had gathered in a loose circle, as though attending a rite.
Extract from : « Houlihan's Equation » by Walt Sheldon

The mere accurate performance of the rite had a mystic efficacy.
Extract from : « History of Religion » by Allan Menzies

"We will perform the rite together and—" The noise grew louder.
Extract from : « Pagan Passions » by Gordon Randall Garrett

This rite may have the signification of looking for children.
Extract from : « The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India » by R. V. Russell

After the birth of the child she may be married simply with the rite for widows.
Extract from : « The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India » by R. V. Russell

Hazlitt picked out a secluded corner as if arranging for some rite.
Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019