plural rites
plural rites
Learner's definition of RITE
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: an act that is part of a usually religious ceremony(宗教的)仪式 -
Incense is often burned in their religious rites.在他们的宗教仪式上常常要焚香。
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funeral/purification rites丧葬/净化仪式
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Police suspect that the crime was a gang initiation rite. [=an act that someone must do in order to officially join a gang]警方怀疑此次犯罪是一个帮派入会仪式。
— see also last rites