religious ritual

a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship

an established ceremony prescribed by a religion

the act of public worship following prescribed rules

a formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the two Protestant ceremonies are baptism and the Lord's Supper; in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church there are seven traditional rites accepted as instituted by Jesus: baptism and confirmation and Holy Eucharist and penance and holy orders and matrimony and extreme unction

a ceremony held in the synagogue (usually at Pentecost) to admit as adult members of the Jewish community young men and women who have successfully completed a course of study in Judaism

a religious ceremony in which something is made holy

the act of offering the bread and wine of the Eucharist

anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual

the act of pouring a liquid offering (especially wine) as a religious ceremony

(Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist

the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)

rites performed in connection with a death or burial

secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity

the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite

a service conducted in a house of worship

a short religious service

a service at which people sing hymns and pray together

a service conducted in a place of worship that has its own altar

a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship

a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities

service committing a body to the grave

a service in the Roman Catholic Church formerly read or chanted at 3 PM (the ninth hour counting from sunrise) but now somewhat earlier

a late afternoon or evening worship service

a devotional service (especially on New Year's Eve)

a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine

the part of the Eucharist when bread and wine are offered to God

the ceremony or sacrament of marriage

a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth

a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church

a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution

a Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation

the sacrament of ordination

(Roman Catholic Church) an act of the Pope who declares that a deceased person lived a holy life and is worthy of public veneration; a first step toward canonization

(Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints

(religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God

a solemn and elaborate Mass with music

a Mass recited without music

a Mass celebrated for the dead