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religious rite
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Ritual
A ritual "is a sequence of activities involving gestures, words, and objects, performed in a sequestered place, and performed according to set sequence." Rituals may be prescribed by the traditions of a community, including a religious community. Rituals are characterized by formalism, traditionalism, invariance, rule-governance, sacral symbolism, and performance.
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religious rite
Noun
1. an established ceremony prescribed by a religion; "the rite of baptism"
(synonym) rite
(hypernym) religious ceremony, religious ritual
(hyponym) vigil, watch
