Rite

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun The act of performing divine or solemn service, as established by law, precept, or custom; a formal act of religion or other solemn duty; a solemn observance; a ceremony; as, the rites of freemasonry.

Related Words

rite
rītĕ, adv. [perh. an old abl. form collat. with ritu, as, on the other hand, diu with die, and noctu...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
rite
rīte adv. old abl.for rītū; see ritus, according to religious usage, with due observanc...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary
Scotch rite
·add. ·- The ceremonial observed by one of the Masonic systems, called in full the Ancient and Accep...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
York rite
·add. ·- The rite or ceremonial observed by one of the Masonic systems, deriving its name from the c...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language