RITE


Meaning of RITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ raɪt ]

n. 1 a religious or solemn observance or act (burial rites). 2 an action or procedure required or usual in this. 3 a body of customary observances characteristic of a Church or a part of it (the Latin rite). ørite of passage (often in pl.) a ritual or event marking a stage of a person's advance through life, e.g. marriage. øøriteless adj. [ME f. OF rit, rite or L ritus (esp. religious) usage]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.