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Synonyms for rite

Grammar : Noun
Spell : rahyt
Phonetic Transcription : raɪt

Top 10 synonyms for rite
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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
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