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Mprg4433 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Rite, ritual, ceremony

How do all these words relate to one another?

I somewhat understand a few subtle differences, but I would like to know further distinctions between the three.
  

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Hi, I won't repeat all the defintions you have already found in dictionaries. Instead, I'll just comment briefly and broadly on how I 'feel' about these words. rite Quite uncommon.

  • Hi, I won't repeat all the defintions you have already found in dictionaries.
  • Instead, I'll just comment briefly and broadly on how I 'feel' about these words.
  • rite Quite uncommon.
  • Has a religious oreintation.
  • A solemn ritual of importance.
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Hi,



I won't repeat all the defintions you have already found in dictionaries. Instead, I'll just comment briefly and broadly on how I 'feel' about these words.



rite Quite uncommon. Has a religious oreintation. A solemn ritual of importance.

eg The priest conducted the funeral rites.



ritual Not rare but not common. Su

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