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rites
noun(rite)
a prescribed form or manner governing the words or actions for a ceremony
rites
noun(rite)
the ceremonial practices of a church or group of churches
rites
noun(rite)
a ceremonial act or action
rites
noun(rite)
extreme unction
rites
plural noun(rite)
a religious ceremony that is performed by a Catholic priest for someone who is dying
rites
noun(rite)
a ritual, event, or experience that marks or constitutes a major milestone or change in a person's life
rites
noun(rite)
a ceremonial observed by one of the Masonic systems
rites
noun(rite)
a system or organization that observes the Scottish rite and confers the 4th through the 33rd degrees
rites
noun(rite)
a ceremonial observed by one of the Masonic systems
rites
noun(rite)
a system or organization that observes the York rite and confers in the U.S. 13 degrees of which the last three are in commanderies of Knights Templar

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