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仪式,典礼,习俗,惯例,礼拜式

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Rite \Rite\, n. [L. ritus; cf. Skr. r[=i]ti a stream, a running,
   way, manner, ri to flow: cf. F. rit, rite. CF. {Rivulet}.]
   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.

         He looked with indifference on rites, names, and forms
         of ecclesiastical polity.                --Macaulay.

   Syn: Form; ceremony; observance; ordinance.

资料来源 : WordNet®

rite
     n 1: an established ceremony prescribed by a religion; "the rite
          of baptism" [syn: {religious rite}]
     2: any customary observance or practice [syn: {ritual}]