religious rite
Holy formal observance
A religious rite is a ceremony or formal procedure prescribed by a religion—baptism, communion, bar mitzvah, funeral rites.
Rites mark transitions, express devotion, or fulfill obligations to the divine.
The priest performed the religious rite over the body.
Distinguished from casual worship by its structured, often ancient form.
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- naming ceremonyRitual bestowing official name
- wedding ceremonyRitual joining two spouses
- offeringSomething presented or given
- Passover sederJewish spring festival meal
laying on hands · liturgy · call to prayer · funeral · prayer · bar mitzvah · ordination · sacred vow · anointing · ablution · baptism · holy water · smudging · last rites · communion · breaking bread · confession · penance
- customscustoms, customs clearance, wedding custom, customs declaration, burial custom
- marriagebride, groom, wedding, husband, wife
- Greek festivalsEleusinian Mysteries, Olympic Games, Pythian Games, Isthmian Games, Nemean Games
religious ritecivil ceremony
Nonreligious legal marriage
civil service · public assembly · community meeting · political rally · social function
religious ritesacrilege
Violation of the hallowed
desecration · profanation · blasphemy · defilement · iconoclasm