[rahyt] 
| 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 initial capital letter ) one of the historical versions of the Eucharistic service: the Anglican Rite. |
| 4. | (often initial capital letter) liturgy. |
| 5. | (sometimes initial capital letter) Eastern Church, Western Church. a division or differentiation of churches according to liturgy. |
| 6. | any customary observance or practice: the rite of afternoon tea. |
| rite (rīt) n.
[Middle English, from Latin rītus; see ar- in Indo-European roots.] |
