WordNet
religious rite
n. an established ceremony prescribed by a religion; "the rite of baptism" [syn: rite]
Usage examples of "religious rite".
Sparhawks mind recoiled from the notion of calling that ceremony a religious rite.
And besides, I don't like watching a person being murdered while his eyes are covered in a religious rite, however asinine the rite might be.
Holy Lake became the human name, for it seemed lovemaking was a religious rite in this society.
He liked the idea of taking in food and drink as a religious rite.