<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use: rites of baptism; sacrificial rites.</li><li>Synonyms: usage, form, observance.</li><li>a particular form or system of religious or other ceremonial practice: the Roman rite.</li><li>(often initial capital letter) a liturgy or liturgical system, especially one of the historical versions of the Eucharistic service: the Anglican Rite.</li><li>(sometimes initial capital letter) Eastern Church, Western Church.</li><li>a division or differentiation of churches based on liturgical practice.</li><li>any customary observance or practice: the rite of afternoon tea.</li></ul>