Rite may refer to:

Religion

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 (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 ...

, sacred rituals in the Christian religion *

Ritual family Rites ( la, ritus), liturgical rites, and ritual families within Christian liturgy refer to the families of liturgies, rituals, prayers, and other practices historically connected to a place, denomination, or group. Rites often interact with one ...

, Christian liturgical traditions; often also called ''liturgical rites'' *

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 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 *

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 * 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'' *

Sacred Rite (band) Sacred Rite is an American heavy metal band from Honolulu, Hawaii, formed in 1980. Sacred Rite was one of the two notable heavy metal bands from Honolulu (the other being Hawaii). The group's self-titled debut album was released in Europe on A ...

, American heavy metal band active from the 1980s to the 2000s

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Masonic rites In Freemasonry, a Rite is a series of progressive Degree (Freemasonry), degrees that are conferred by various Masonic bodies, Masonic organizations or bodies, each of which operates under the control of its own central authority. In many cases, su ...

, 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

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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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