rite
noun/raɪt/
/raɪt/
- a ceremony performed by a particular group of people, often for religious purposes
（宗教等的）仪式，典礼 - funeral rites
丧葬仪式 - initiation rites (= performed when a new member joins a secret society)
（秘密团体的）入会仪式
Collocations ReligionReligionBeing religioussee also last rites- believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation
- be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc.
- convert to/practise a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc.
- go to church/(North American English) temple (= the synagogue)
- go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara
- belong to a church/a religious community
- join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood
- praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God
- attend/hold/conduct/lead a service
- perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah
- carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite
- go on/make a pilgrimage
- celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali
- observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan
- deliver/preach/hear a sermon
- lead/address the congregation
- say/recite a prayer/blessing
- preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam
- study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha
- read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah
- be based on/derive from divine revelation
- commit/consider something heresy/sacrilege
- seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom
- strengthen/lose your faith
- keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith
- save/purify/lose your soul
- obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law
- be/accept/do God’s will
- receive/experience divine grace
- achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana
- undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation
- hear/answer a prayer
- commit/confess/forgive a sin
- do/perform penance
Extra ExamplesTopics Religion and festivalsc2- Baptism is an initiation rite within Christianity.
洗礼是基督教的入会仪式。 - New members of the cult have to undergo a secret initiation rite.
异教团体的新成员必须进行秘密的入会仪式。 - The practice was originally a Roman fertility rite to praise Pomona, the goddess of fruit trees.
这种做法最初是罗马的生育仪式，以赞美果树女神波莫娜。 - religious/ancient/primitive/traditional/pagan rites
宗教/古代/原始/传统/异教仪式
Oxford Collocations DictionaryRite is used after these nouns:- burial
- funeral
- initiation
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin ritus ‘(religious) usage’. - funeral rites