religious_rite (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *religious rite*:
NOUN	act	religious rite, rite	an established ceremony prescribed by a religion

English > *religious rite*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	An established ceremony prescribed by a religion.
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

HyperDic: religious_rite