Rite
A
rite
is an established, ceremonious, usually
religious
act. Rites fall into three major categories:
rites of passage
, generally changing an individual's social status, such as
marriage
, or
Christian
baptism
rites of worship
, where a community comes together to worship, such as
Jewish
synagogue
or Christian
Mass
rites of personal devotion
, where an individual worships, including prayer and
pilgrimages
such as the
Muslim
Haj
.
Within
Christianity
it can have a much more specific meaning -- in this sense a rite is a particular
liturgy
. For example, in the
Roman Catholic
faith, the sacrament now called
the Anointing of the Sick
has traditionally known as the
last rites
, being often performed on someone who is dying.
Freemasonry
in
North America
is divided into the
Scottish Rite
and the
York Rite
.
See also
ritual
,
ceremony
,
Rite of Spring
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