Rite

Noun

 * 1) A religious custom.

Related terms

 * ritual

Adjectives for Rite
superstitious; purifying; pleasing; funeral; sanguinary; sensual; true; sacramental; courtly; bloody; pagan; nuptial; connubial; ecclesiastical; abominable;  sacred;  gorgeous; dismal; mysterious; wanton; barbaric; religious; gloomy; hideous; ceremonial; blessed; ancient; obnoxious; various (pi); horrid; preparatory; repulsive; propitiatory; gentle; solemn.

Verbs for Rite
adhere to—; celebrate—; follow—; ignore —; institute—; observe—; perform—; pro¬long—; refrain from—; relinquish—; retain—; stage—; value—; —consists of; — honors; —impresses; —symbolizes.

Thesaurus
amenities, anniversaries, baccalaureate service, celebrating, celebration, ceremonial, ceremonies, ceremony, civilities, commemoration, commencement, convocation, custom, dignities, dressing ship, duty, elegancies, empty formality, exercise, exercises, fanfare, fanfaronade, festivity, flourish of trumpets, form, form of worship, formal, formalities, formality, formula, formulary, function, gentilities, graces, graduation, graduation exercises, holiday, holy rite, inaugural, inauguration, initiation, institution, jubilee, liturgy, marking the occasion, memorialization, memory, mode of worship, mummery, mystery, observance, occasion, office, order of worship, ordinance, ovation, performance, practice, prescribed form, procedure, rejoicing, religious ceremony, religious rites, remembrance, revel, rite de passage, rite of passage, rites, ritual, ritual observance, rituality, rituals, routine, sacrament, sacramental, salute, salvo, service, solemn observance, solemnity, solemnization, testimonial, testimonial banquet, testimonial dinner, toast, tribute, triumph

Etymology
Via and, from  ritus:

Translations

 * Albanian:
 * Arabic:  ,
 * Chinese: 仪 (yí), 吉事 (jíshì), 士礼 (shìlǐ)
 * Czech:
 * Danish: ,
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: rito
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Greek: (teletourgía)
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Icelandic: helgiathöfn, helgisiður
 * Indonesian: ,
 * Indonesian: ,


 * Interlingua: rito
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 儀式 (ぎしき, gishiki)
 * Persian:
 * Polish: rytuał, obrządek
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: ritual, rit
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Serbian: obred, otajstvo
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Thai: (pítee)
 * Thai: (pítee)

Anagrams

 * REIT
 * Teri
 * tier
 * tire
 * trie