rite

«rite» in Mova's school dictionary: a religious or serious ceremony that is done in a fixed… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a rite, rites)

meaning for a pupil

1) A rite is a religious or serious ceremony that is done in a fixed way, like baptism or a funeral. tree →

2) A rite of passage is a ceremony or event that marks a big change in someone's life, like becoming an adult, or a first experience that everyone goes through. tree →

sense in the lessons

In religious education, pupils learn about rites such as baptism, confirmation, bar and bat mitzvah, weddings and funerals; Catholics speak of "the last rites" for the dying. In everyday life, things like losing your first tooth or your first day at secondary school can be called rites of passage. Phrases: "rite of passage", "last rites", "funeral rites", "sacred rites".

examples

• Baptism is a Christian rite of welcome into the church. tree →
• (church) The priest gave Grandad the last rites. tree →
• Starting secondary school is a rite of passage. tree →
• Every culture has its own funeral rites. tree →
• The bar mitzvah is a Jewish rite for a boy becoming an adult. tree →
• Learning to ride a bike is a childhood rite of passage. tree →
• Achilles now solemnized the funereal rites in honour of his friend Patroclus. tree →

note

Countable: a rite, rites. Homophones: rite (ceremony), right (correct, or the opposite of left), write (put words on paper), wright (maker, as in "playwright"). Related: ritual. Do not write "right of passage" for "rite of passage".

In the corpora

• At a Hindu funeral the body is usually cremated; traditionally the eldest son leads the rites, though today daughters sometimes do too.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «rite» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.