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• n  an established ceremony prescribed by a religion
  the rite of baptism
• n  any customary observance or practice

• Pope Benedict is preparing to widen use of the old rite.
• The Ruthenian rite is one of 17 semi-autonomous branches of Catholicism that acknowledge the Pope as head of the church but have their own non-Latin customs and liturgies.
• By lifting restrictions on a rite out of favor since the 1960s, Benedict is signaling the limits on Catholic reform.

• religious rite
• ritual

News & Articles

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• ‘Rite of Spring,’ With Clanging Pianos and Drums
  Erik Ochsner conducted four pianists in “The Rite of Spring” at Le Poisson Rouge, as two percussionists added eerie bells, shivery shimmers and sudden crashes.
  June 14, 2013 - New York Times
• Rite Aid robbed by a man with a note
  The Rite Aid along the 1900 block of Derry Street in Dauphin County was robbed by an armed man Wednesday afternoon. Police say the man in this picture passed a note to a clerk. The clerk said the note demanded …
  June 14, 2013 - FOX 43 Harrisburg
• Stride Rite recalling sandals due to choking hazard
  Stride Rite is recalling 7,500 pairs of its "Joanna" girl's sandals with a metal flower on top.
  June 14, 2013 - WFLX FOX 29

Quotes

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• Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon in Reuters
  I am devastated, but I take some solace in knowing we were able to enjoy the ultimate rite of love and commitment before she passed,Lyon said in a statement after her wife's death.
• Daniel Radcliffe in BusinessWeek
  Radcliffe said he saw the stage nudity that comes with the role as "a rite of passage."
• Bill Donohue in Forbes
  It's become a rite of passage in the Lenten season,said Bill Donohue, head of the Catholic League, an anti-defamation group. "It's not a matter of 'Let's agree to disagree,' it's a matter of 'Let's undermine Christianity.'"