rite

rite

Cérémonie traditionnelle, surtout religieuse, ou manière établie de la pratiquer.

En anglais simple : A traditional ceremony, or the set way of carrying out a ceremony, especially a religious one.

• The priest performed the burial rites.
• The marriage rite includes a blessing.
• This ancient rite is still observed in the village.

Synonymes : ritual, ceremony

Expressions courantes : religious rite, burial rite, rite of passage, last rite

rituel, rite

Action accomplie d’une manière fixe ou attendue.

En anglais simple : An action carried out in an expected or fixed way.

• Tea became a daily rite.
• Their morning rite began with opening every window.
• She followed the familiar social rites of greeting and small talk.

Synonymes : ritual, custom

Expressions courantes : daily rite, morning rite, social rite