rite B2 Topic:Culture & History US /ˈraɪt/ UK /ɹaɪt/ See IPA manual Homophones right /ɹaɪt/ wright /ɹaɪt/ write /ɹaɪt/ Minimal pairs Sounds like light /l/ vs /ɹ/ Freq #13110 Meanings 1 noun A formal ceremony, especially a religious one, done in a set way. The rite of baptism is important in many Christian churches. 2 noun A traditional act or custom that is always done in the same way. Leaving home for university felt like a rite of passage into adulthood. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a formal ceremony,... religious riteritual 2 noun · a traditional act or custom... ritual Word family Forms rites Derived forms bedriteritelessritely Related forms ritual Common collocations religious rite Adjective + noun Etymology AI details Via Middle English and Old French, from Latin ritus. *h₂er- Proto-Indo-European ritus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Culture & History Actions & Processes Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # rite **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈraɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ɹaɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 13110 ## Meanings 1. A formal ceremony, especially a religious one, done in a set way. 2. A traditional act or custom that is always done in the same way. ## Examples - The rite of baptism is important in many Christian churches. - Leaving home for university felt like a rite of passage into adulthood. ## Derived Forms - bedrite - riteless - ritely ## Related Forms - ritual ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *h₂er- - Root: ritus ## Etymology Via Middle English and Old French, from Latin ritus. ## AI Etymology Rite via Middle English and Old French, from Latin ritus. Modern senses include a formal ceremony, especially a religious one, done in a set way. and a traditional act or custom that is always done in the same way.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as bedrite, riteless, and ritely and related forms such as ritual. ## Topics - Culture & History - Actions & Processes - Register & Style markdown