| NOUN | act | religious rite, rite | an established ceremony prescribed by a religion |
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| Meaning | An established ceremony prescribed by a religion. | |
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| Synonym | rite | |
| Narrower | circumcision | The act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite |
| last rites | rites performed in connection with a death or burial | |
| liturgy | A rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship | |
| office | A religious ... / religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities | |
| orgy | Secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity | |
| vigil, watch | The rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival) | |
| Broader | religious ceremony, religious ritual | A ceremony having religious meaning / meaning |
| Spanish | rito, rito religioso | |
| Catalan | ritu, ritu religiós | |
| Adjectives | ritual | of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals |
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