ritus

Definitions of ritus
  1. noun
    an established ceremony prescribed by a religion
    synonyms: rite
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    types:
    waak, wacht, wake
    the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
    besnijdenis, circumcisie
    the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite
    dodenwake, zog
    a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial
    type of:
    godsdienstoefening, godsdienstplechtigheid
    a ceremony having religious meaning
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