rite

The definition of a rite is a ceremony or formal act to observe a religious, custom or other procedure.

(noun)

An example of a rite is the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony.

See rite in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a ceremonial or formal, solemn act, observance, or procedure in accordance with prescribed rule or custom, as in religious use: marriage rites
any formal, customary observance, practice, or procedure: the rites of courtship
1. a prescribed form or particular system of ceremonial procedure, religious or otherwise; ritual: the Scottish rite of Freemasonry
2. liturgy; esp., any of the historical forms of the Eucharistic service: the Byzantine rite
a division of (Eastern and Western) churches according to the liturgy used

Origin: ME < L ritus < IE *rēi-, var. of base *ar-, to join, fit > art, read, rate, arithmetic

See rite in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The prescribed or customary form for conducting a religious or other solemn ceremony: the rite of baptism.
A ceremonial act or series of acts: fertility rites.
Rite The liturgy or practice of a branch of the Christian church.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Latin rītus; see ar- in Indo-European roots

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