Synonyms:
rite, religious_rite
Meaning: an established ceremony prescribed by a religion; "the rite of baptism"
Synonyms:
ritual, rite
Meaning: any customary observance or practice
Usage examples
"Now, we must set the table," said Anne, in the tone of a priestess about to perform some sacred rite in honor of a divinity.
The burning of straw figures, representing gods of fertility, on May-Day bonfires may have been a fertility rite, and perhaps explains the use of straw birth-girdles.
Don Jose chose to come over at tea-time because the English rite at Dona Emilia's house reminded him of the time he lived in London as Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of St. James.