From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Religionriterite /raɪt/ ●○○ noun [countable]1RRTRADITIONa ceremony that is always performed in the same way, usually for religiouspurposes → ritual
funeral rites
ancient fertility rites
These traditional rites are performed only by the women of the village.2 →rite of passage3 →last ritesExamples from the Corpusrite• And we find the same thought expressed in the finalinstructionsdelivered to the departed in the Ainu rites of burial.• Boyhoodpledges and rites of passage, boypages learning skills of survival from men of iron.• They are shunned in any auspiciousrites, especially marriage.• Buddhist rites• A cleansingrite was performed before building started.• The body cannot be buried until the funeralrites have been performed.• A priest was called to perform last rites for the dying woman.• One of these couldn't read or rite.• Perhaps the technicians who control the mast are descendants of the shamans who presided over religious rites here.• This feature was particularly emphasized in the early history of the Romanrite.• These ritesmark the cycle of life - birth, puberty, marriage, death.rites ... performed• No religious rites are performed at Théoden's burial.Originrite(1300-1400)Latinritus
