Definition of rite

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Rite (n.) The act of performing divine or solemn service, as established by law, precept, or custom; a formal act of religion or other solemn duty; a solemn observance; a ceremony; as, the rites of freemasonry..

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Marmatite :: Marmatite (n.) A ferruginous variety of shalerite or zinc blende, nearly black in color..
Cordierite :: Cordierite (n.) See Iolite.
Epistolize :: Epistolize (v. i.) To write epistles.
Postil :: Postil (v. t.) To write marginal or explanatory notes on; to gloss.
Redstreak :: Redstreak (n.) A kind of apple having the skin streaked with red and yellow, -- a favorite English cider apple..
Sprite :: Sprite (n.) A spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition. See Spright..
Chronicler :: Chronicler (n.) A writer of a chronicle; a recorder of events in the order of time; an historian.
Ozocerite :: Ozocerite (n.) A waxlike mineral resin; -- sometimes called native paraffin, and mineral wax..
Exequy :: Exequy (n.) A funeral rite (usually in the plural); the ceremonies of burial; obsequies; funeral procession.
Anhydrite :: Anhydrite (n.) A mineral of a white or a slightly bluish color, usually massive. It is anhydrous sulphate of lime, and differs from gypsum in not containing water (whence the name)..
Pet :: Pet (n.) Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a fondling; a darling; often, a favorite child..
Ovation :: Ovation (n.) Hence: An expression of popular homage; the tribute of the multitude to a public favorite.
Disinheritance :: Disinheritance (n.) The act of disinheriting, or the condition of being; disinherited; disherison..
Spiritism :: Spiritful (a.) Full of spirit; spirited.
Organum :: Organum (n.) An organ or instrument; hence, a method by which philosophical or scientific investigation may be conducted; -- a term adopted from the Aristotelian writers by Lord Bacon, as the title (Novum Organon) of part of his treatise on philosophical method..
Lilt :: Lilt (n.) Animated, brisk motion; spirited rhythm; sprightliness..
Now :: Now (adv.) At the present time; at this moment; at the time of speaking; instantly; as, I will write now..
Heritage :: Heritage (a.) That which is inherited, or passes from heir to heir; inheritance..
Lazarite :: Lazarite (n.) One of the Congregation of the Priests of the Mission, a religious institute founded by Vincent de Paul in 1624, and popularly called Lazarists or Lazarites from the College of St. Lazare in Paris, which was occupied by them until 1792..
Arsenopyrite :: Arsenopyrite (n.) A mineral of a tin-white color and metallic luster, containing arsenic, sulphur, and iron; -- also called arsenical pyrites and mispickel..
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