Synonyms of rite

rite

noun

ˈrīt 

as in ritual

an oft-repeated action or series of actions performed in accordance with tradition or a set of rules

the annual summer rite of loading up the car for the big family vacation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ritual
• ceremony
• ceremonial
• observance
• tradition
• celebration
• solemnity
• formality
• practice
• form
• etiquette
• protocol
• standard
• civility
• graces
• habit
• decorum
• custom
• service
• convention
• manners
• way
• amenities
• mores
• proprieties
• practise

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of rite

What has kept them from this sacred rite, year after year, according to this parent? —Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024

When Friedkin came aboard to helm the big-screen adaptation, he and Blatty were given access to the diaries of a priest who assisted in the rites, a Jesuit named William Halloran, as well as other eyewitness accounts. —Katie Rife, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2024

Hence, rites, rituals and ceremonies that honor exemplary behavior are a way to confer status on individuals who subordinate their narrow self-interest to the benefit of the group as a whole. —John C. Goodman, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024

Still, horror is close to her heart, and getting in bed with the infamous exploitation house New World Pictures was a rite of genre passage back then. —Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2024