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

religious rite
n : an established ceremony prescribed by a religion; "the rite of baptism" [syn: rite]





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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


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धार्मिक संस्कार
[ dhārmika saṁskāra || dhaarmik sanskar ]
(N,MALE,INANI,ABS,EVENT,SCL,PLND,TTSM,Na)
religious rite


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religious rite
(n.) = rito religioso.
Ex: He then asserts that the religious rite is the hidden repetition of the scapegoat and only results in sour victory over violence.