rite

Preposition: of

• passage: Well, Sean sailed through his rite of passage barely batting an eyelid.
• baptism: A rite of initiation Baptism is the normal way of entry into the church.

Converse of object

• administer: He had died administering the last rites to people fatally injured.
• perform: They are coming from every corner of the globe to perform the sacred rites of Hajj.
• practice: He does not wish to live with his kinsmen, he says, for they practice pagan rites.
• observe: Whilst working in Sri Lanka she was able to observe rites and ceremonies among women to which men would not have been allowed access.

Adjective modifier

• funerary: Sadly, it is far from clear what the standard funerary rite was for Britain at this time.
• penitential: Litanies The Penitential Rite; Prayer of the Faithful; the Lamb of God.
• funeral: The people were all very glad to be able to perform some of the proper funeral rites.
• sacred: They are coming from every corner of the globe to perform the sacred rites of Hajj.
• sacrificial: Having regard to circles wherein sacrificial rites were observed, a slab of stone was a conspicuous object in that dread ceremonial.

Noun used with modifier

• initiation: The war provided an initiation rite for young men.
• pagan: Arthur noted the role of alcohol in pagan rites.
• Sarum: The Sarum Rite was the major English rite of the Middle Ages.
• fertility: Perhaps less of an ancient fertility rite than previously believed.
• burial: This was a late Roman burial rite to ensure the dead did not return to haunt the living.
• purification: Indeed, the Biblical temples were not even used for temple marriage, but for purification rites, and animal sacrifices.