rite

rite

‘formal act or procedure of religious observance performed according to an established manner’

Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:

    E. rijt, rit, riyt, ryyt, ryte < Lat. ritus ‘custom, usage, a religious observance or ceremony’ < ri < re- < Tamil ār

Technical words derived from 'rite'

fertility rite - கருவளச் சடங்கு வினை; rite of transference - மாற்றீட்டுச் சடங்கு; rite of passage - வளர்நிலைச் சடங்கு.