rite

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   any customary observance or practice

   The government went through the rite of asking the monarch to pass a law.

2. 2
   noun

   an established ceremony prescribed by a religion

   The rite of baptism is important to some Christian denominations.

3. 3
   noun

   A prescribed behavior.

   1927, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Mysteries It was the capable manager's long-established custom to escort Mrs Pridger to a theatre once a week, and Saturday evening had come to be the occasion of this rite.

4. 4
   adj

   Informal spelling of right.

   He's rite, you know.

5. 5
   adv

   Informal spelling of right.

   It's rite next to my house.

6. 6
   intj

   Informal spelling of right.

   Rite, let's do it.

7. 7
   noun

   A religious custom.

8. 8
   noun

   Informal spelling of right.

Etymology

Via Middle English and Old French, from Latin ritus.