The last rites are a religious ceremony performed by a Christian priest for a dying person. Father Stephen Lea administered the last rites to the dead men. Rites performed for a person in danger of dying or in connection with burial, as the Anointing of the Sick in the Roman Catholic Church. the last rites the ceremony performed in some religions, especially the Catholic religion, for people who are dying
The act of performing divine or solemn service, as established by law, precept, or custom; a formal act of religion or other solemn duty; a solemn observance; a ceremony; as, the rites of freemasonry
A "doing" of sorts that can be done inside or outside of ritual For example the Great Rite Usually one or more rites are included as part of a ritual, but not always
General word for ritual, or set order of prayers for worship One may speak, for example, of the Rite of Initiation (Baptism, Chrismation and Eucharist); the Rite of Holy Crowning; the Rite of Ordination; the Rite of Kneeling on Pentecost Formerly, rite was incorrectly used to describe a particular *Tradition of the *Church, for example, the "Ukrainian Rite " Doing so, however, too narrowly limited a particular Catholic Tradition is much broader See TRADITION
A rite is a traditional ceremony that is carried out by a particular group or within a particular society. Most traditional societies have transition rites at puberty. see also last rites