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rite

Pronunciation: /ʁit/

“rite” is a French word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. rite

In French

  1. Ensemble des règles et cérémonies en usage dans une religion.
  2. Cérémonies même d’un culte.
  3. Cérémonies propres à une institution.
  4. Ensemble des cérémonies, et organisation des divers degrés qu'il est possible d'acquérir dans l'organisation.
  5. Comportement répétitif.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French rite, rit m (first attested in 1479), borrowed from Latin ritus m (“rite”).

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