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A ceremonial act or ritual for a specific occasion.

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Usage examples (32)
  • Every positive change--every jump to a higher level of energy and awareness--involves a rite of passage.
  • The rite of baptism
  • Guess there's no way to default switch on the subtitle rite?
  • The situation in the Cisterican rite is similar to that of the Dominican.
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  • Another word that sounds like rite is right which can mean a direction or to be correct.
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