1. An established ceremony prescribed by a religion
   "the rite of baptism";
   - religious rite
    
2. Any customary observance or practice
   "The rite of passage into adulthood varies across cultures";
   - ritual

Sounds like: righte, rite

Derived forms: rites

Type of: custom, religious ceremony, religious ritual, usage, usance [archaic]

Encyclopedia: Rite