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vigil, watch
the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
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last rites
rites performed in connection with a death or burial
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orgy
secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity
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circumcision
the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite
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liturgy
a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship
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office
a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities
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viewing, wake
a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial
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agrypnia
a vigil before certain feasts (as e.g. Easter)
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Berit, Berith, Bris, Briss, Brith
the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
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Christian liturgy
the Christian worship services
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Divine Office
canonical prayers recited daily by priests (e.g. the breviary of the Roman Catholic Church)
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Little Office
a Roman Catholic office honoring the Virgin Mary; similar to but shorter than the Divine Office
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Office of the Dead
an office read or sung before a burial mass in the Roman Catholic Church
