| 单词 | rite |
| 释义 | rite —riteless, adj. —ritelessness, n. /ruyt/, n. 1. a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use: rites of baptism; sacrificial rites. 2. a particular form or system of religious or other ceremonial practice: the Roman rite. 3. (often cap.) one of the historical versions of the Eucharistic service: the Anglican Rite. 4. (often cap.) liturgy. 5. (sometimes cap.) Eastern Ch., Western Ch. a division or differentiation of churches according to liturgy. 6. any customary observance or practice: the rite of afternoon tea. [1275-1325; ME ( < OF rit(e)) < L ritus] Syn. 1. observance, form, usage. See ceremony. |
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