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Definition of Rite

R.i.p.
R.i.p.
  RITE   noun
A religious or semi-religious ceremony fixed by law, precept or custom, with the essential oil of sincerity carefully squeezed out of it.
 

Devil's Dictionarydefinition from:
The Devil's Dictionary
by Ambrose Bierce, 1911

Ritualism
Ritualism

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