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rite

/ɹaɪt/noun1 syllable

Rite means: an established ceremony prescribed by a religion.

Synonyms for rite2

noun, as in an established ceremony prescribed by a religion

religious rite

noun, as in any customary observance or practice

ritual

What does rite mean?2

noun

1

an established ceremony prescribed by a religion“the rite of baptism”

2

any customary observance or practice

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with rite?44

three syllables

overnight
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All 44 rhymes for rite, grouped by syllable

Rite in a sentence

  • As a rite of passage, all adult men learn the clan's secret language.rul
  • Naming his son after himself felt like a rite of passage.Nuel
  • A priest was called in to give last rites to the dying man.darinmex
  • Let no one lightly discuss the subject of rites.shanghainese
  • Many of the ancestral rites of this tribe have been lost over time.Eccles17
  • The marriage ceremony was performed according to the rites of the Presbyterian persuasion.Hybrid
  • One of Turkey's rites of spring is the annual travel of the pearl mullet.Hybrid
  • This rite is part of their religion.unknown

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Forms of rite

as a noun

plural
rites