ETYM Latin ritus; cf. Skr. rîti a stream, a running, way, manner, ri to flow: cf. French rit, rite. cf. Rivulet.
(Homonym: right, wright, write).
An established ceremony prescribed by a religion; SYN. religious rite.
In religion, any specific ritual or action central to acts of worship or to a person's life—such as rites of passage (for example baptisms, weddings, and funerals) or the rite of consecration of the bread and wine in the Christian Eucharist. + prikaži više

ETYM Cf. French rituel.
1. Any customary observance or practice; SYN. rite.
2. Stereotyped behavior.
3. The prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies.
In religious devotion or service, the practice of certain set formulas that either mark a particular event in a person's life —such as birth rituals or death rituals—or form a patterned daily, weekly, or annual cycle; for example, Sunday services in Christian churches, or the Saturday Sabbath for Jews. + prikaži više