Rite may refer to: *

Ritual A ritual is a sequence of activities involving gestures, words, actions, or objects, performed according to a set sequence. Rituals may be prescribed by the traditions of a community, including a religious community. Rituals are characterized, b ...

, an established ceremonious act *

Rite of passage A rite of passage is a ceremony or ritual of the passage which occurs when an individual leaves one group to enter another. It involves a significant change of status in society. In cultural anthropology the term is the Anglicisation of ''rite ...

, a ceremonious act associated with social transition

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Rite (Christianity) In Christianity, a rite is used to refer to a sacred ceremony (such as anointing of the sick), which may or may not carry the status of a sacrament depending on the Christian denomination (in Roman Catholicism, anointing of the sick is a sacramen ...

, a sacred ritual or liturgical tradition in various Christian denominations *

Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites A particular church ( la, ecclesia particularis) is an ecclesiastical community of faithful headed by a bishop (or equivalent), as defined by Catholic canon law and ecclesiology. A liturgical rite depends on the particular church the bishop (or e ...

, within the Roman Catholic Church *

Christian liturgy Christian liturgy is a pattern for worship used (whether recommended or prescribed) by a Christian congregation or denomination on a regular basis. The term liturgy comes from Greek and means "public work". The majority of Christian denominati ...

, traditional patterns of worship in Christianity *

Li (Confucianism) ''Li'' () is a classical Chinese word which is commonly used in Chinese philosophy, particularly within Confucianism. ''Li'' does not encompass a definitive object but rather a somewhat abstract idea and, as such, is translated in a number of ...

, rites in the Confucian ritual religion *

Nusach (Jewish custom) In Judaism, Nusach ( he, נוסח ''nusaħ'', modern pronunciation ''nusakh'' or ''núsakh''), plural nuschaot () or Modern Hebrew nusachim (), refers to the exact text of a prayer service; sometimes the English word "rite" is used to refer to th ...

, rites of worship in Judaism * Sacrament, rites in Christianity including baptism, communion, and last rites *

Samskara (rite of passage) Samskara ( IAST: , sometimes spelled ''samskara'') are sacraments in Hinduism and other Indian religions, described in ancient Sanskrit texts, as well as a concept in the karma theory of Indian philosophies. The word literally means "putting t ...

, rites of passage in Indic religions and cultures

Arts, entertainment, and media

* RITE Method, game usability criteria * ''Rite'' (album), a 1993 ambient album by Julian Cope and Donald Ross Skinner * ''Rites'' (album) a 1998 jazz album by Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek * ''The Rite'' (1969 film), a Swedish drama film * ''The Rite'' (2011 film), an American horror film * ''Quarry'' (novel), a 2011 book by Ally Kennen, originally entitled ''Rites''

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* Masonic rites, a series of degrees of initiation in Freemasonry * Mount Rite, a mountain in the

Dolomites The Dolomites ( it, Dolomiti ; Ladin: ''Dolomites''; german: Dolomiten ; vec, Dołomiti : fur, Dolomitis), also known as the Dolomite Mountains, Dolomite Alps or Dolomitic Alps, are a mountain range located in northeastern Italy. They form pa ...

in the Veneto region of Italy *

RITES Rail India Technical and Economic Service Limited, abbreviated as RITES Ltd, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Indian Railways, Ministry of Railways, Government of India. It is an engineering consultancy corporation, specializing in the field ...

, an Indian company

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