to perform a rite

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• rite — [ raıt ] noun count a traditional ceremony, especially a religious one: funeral rites perform a rite: The traditional rites of homage to the emperor were performed. => LAST RITES …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• rite — n. 1) to perform a rite 2) a pagan; religious; solemn rite 3) last rites (to administer last rites) 4) fertility rites * * * [raɪt] religious solemn rite a pagan fertility rites to perform a rite la …   Combinatory dictionary

• Rite of Pillage — infobox Television episode Title = Rite of Pillage Series = Dave the Barbarian Episode = 5 Season = 1 Writer = Director = Howy Parkins Production = 109 B Airdate = January 23, 2004 Prev = Beef! Next = King for a Day or Two Episode list =List of… …   Wikipedia

• rite — noun (C) 1 a ceremony that is always performed in the same way, usually for religious purposes: funeral rites | satanic rites | perform a rite: a traditional rite that was performed at harvest time 2 rite of passage a special ceremony or action… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• rite — UK [raɪt] / US noun [countable] Word forms rite : singular rite plural rites a traditional ceremony, especially a religious one funeral rites perform a rite: The traditional rites of homage to the emperor were performed. • See: the last rites …   English dictionary

• rite of passage — 1. Anthropol. a ceremony performed to facilitate or mark a person s change of status upon any of several highly important occasions, as at the onset of puberty or upon entry into marriage or into a clan. 2. any important act or event that serves… …   Universalium

• Rite — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Rite >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 rite rite Sgm: N 1 ceremony ceremony ceremonial Sgm: N 1 ordinance ordinance observance function duty Sgm: N 1 form form formulary …   English dictionary for students

• perform */*/*/ — UK [pə(r)ˈfɔː(r)m] / US [pərˈfɔrm] verb Word forms perform : present tense I/you/we/they perform he/she/it performs present participle performing past tense performed past participle performed 1) a) [transitive] to complete an action or activity …   English dictionary

• perform — per|form [ pər fɔrm ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to do something in front of an audience in order to entertain them, for example by acting in a play or singing: The opera was first performed in 1992. Akram went on to perform on… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• rite — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Solemn observance Nouns 1. rite, ceremony, ceremonial, ordinance, observance, celebration, duty, form, function, office, solemnity, sacrament; service. See religion, worship, ostentation. 2. (religious… …   English dictionary for students

• Great Rite — In Wicca, the Great Rite is either ritual sexual intercourse, or else a ritual symbolic representation of sexual intercourse. In the symbolic version the High Priest plunges the athame, or ritual knife, (the male symbol) into a cup or chalice… …   Wikipedia