Meaning | An established ceremony prescribed by a religion. |
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Example | "the rite of baptism" |
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Synonym | religious rite |
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Narrower | circumcision | The act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite |
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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 |
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Spanish | rito, rito religioso |
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Catalan | ritu, ritu religiós |
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Adjectives | ritual | of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals |
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