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 sacrame ...
, a sacred ritual or liturgical tradition in various Christian denominations
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Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites, within the Roman Catholic Church
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Christian liturgy
Christian liturgy is a pattern for Christian worship, worship used (whether recommended or prescribed) by a Christian congregation or Christian denomination, denomination on a regular basis. The term liturgy comes from Greek and means "public wor ...
, traditional patterns of worship in Christianity
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Li (Confucianism), rites in the Confucian ritual religion
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Nusach (Jewish custom), rites of worship in Judaism
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Sacrament
A sacrament is a Christianity, Christian Rite (Christianity), rite that is recognized as being particularly important and significant. There are various views on the existence and meaning of such rites. Many Christians consider the sacraments ...
, rites in Christianity including baptism, communion, and last rites
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Samskara (rite of passage), 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 degrees that are conferred by various Masonic organizations or bodies, each of which operates under the control of its own central authority. In many cases, such as the York Rite, it can be a col ...
, a series of degrees of initiation in Freemasonry
* Mount Rite, a mountain in the
Dolomites
The Dolomites ( it, Dolomiti ; Ladin: ''Dolomites''; german: Dolomiten ; vec, DoĊomiti : fur, Dolomitis), also known as the Dolomite Mountains, Dolomite Alps or Dolomitic Alps, are a mountain range located in northeastern Italy. They form par ...
in the
Veneto region of Italy
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RITES, an Indian company
See also
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Ceremony
A ceremony (, ) is a unified ritualistic event with a purpose, usually consisting of a number of artistic components, performed on a special occasion.
The word may be of Etruscan origin, via the Latin '' caerimonia''.
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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)
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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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