Rite may refer to:
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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
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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
Religion
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Sacrament, rites in Christianity including baptism, communion, and last rites
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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
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RITE Method, game usability criteria
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''Rite'' (album), a 1993 ambient album by Julian Cope and Donald Ross Skinner
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''Rites'' (album) a 1998 jazz album by Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek
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''The Rite'' (1969 film), a Swedish drama film
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''The Rite'' (2011 film), an American horror film
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''Quarry'' (novel), a 2011 book by Ally Kennen, originally entitled ''Rites''
Other uses
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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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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
See also
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Ceremony
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Rite of passage (disambiguation)
A rite of passage is a ritual that marks a change in a person's social or sexual status.
Rite(s) of passage may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Films
* ''Rites of Passage'', a 1983 short film by Richard Stanley
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Syriac Rite (disambiguation) The term Syriac Rite or Syrian Rite may refer to:
* West Syriac Rite, liturgical rite of the Syriac Orthodox Church, and the Syriac Catholic Church
* East Syriac Rite, liturgical rite of the Assyrian Church of the East, and the Chaldean Catholic Ch ...
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Right (disambiguation)
A right is a legal or moral entitlement or permission.
Right may also refer to:
* Right, synonym of true or accurate, opposite of wrong
* Morally right, opposite of morally wrong
* Right (direction), the relative direction opposite of left
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