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Noun: rite  rIt
  1. An established ceremony prescribed by a religion
    "the rite of baptism"
    - religious rite
     
  2. Any customary observance or practice
    - ritual

Sounds like: right, write, wright

Derived forms: rites

See also: ritual

Type of: custom, religious ceremony, religious ritual, usage, usance

Encyclopedia: Rite

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