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ceremonial, ceremony, form, formality, observance, ritual, solemnity
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Metacritic score: 74 Ari Aster’s Midsommar, a confidently directed and operatic follow-up to 2018’s Hereditary, situates its tale of grief, breakups, and rites in northern Sweden, at the height of its endless sun season. — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, "Midsommar," 2 July 2019 When the last of the Anglican ecclesiastical refugees dies, if no change has been made in the meantime, the Catholic priesthood of the Western or Latin rite will go back to being entirely celibate. — Erasmus, The Economist, "Why Pope Francis may open the door to married priests," 18 June 2019 Muslim burial rites are commonly performed the same day or within 24 hours of death. — Magdy Samaan And Bianca Britton, CNN, "Morsy's son blames Egyptian regime for 'slow deliberate medical murdering' of ex-President," 18 June 2019 Dover sole is presented with the solemnity of a religious rite, arriving via cart on a silver pan, filleted tableside and served with lobster sauce and hazelnuts alongside a crispy disk of black rice inlaid with edamame. — Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, "Triple-threat dining: Aboyer and Silencieux join George Trois for a Winnetka trifecta," 5 Aug. 2019 Funeral rites for Donna will be held Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. with the procession departing at 9:00 a.m. from the Paul A. Shaker Funeral Home, 764 Farmington Ave. — courant.com, "Donna Bisi," 10 June 2019 Across town, crowds were gathering for another march through the city to demand political reform, an annual rite on Establishment Day; organisers say this one drew 550,000 people (the police say 190,000). — The Economist, "Protesters expose a fractured Hong Kong, but China’s grip only tightens," 5 July 2019 Before leaving Nigeria, most swear to repay that debt during a voodoo rite. — Washington Post, "A foreign mafia has come to Italy and further polarized the migration debate," 26 June 2019 Monday’s software showcase is an annual rite that Apple holds for thousands of programmers at the end of spring. — Michael Liedtke, Anchorage Daily News, "Say hello to ‘dark mode’ on iPhones and goodbye to iTunes," 4 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rite.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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