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  • 21Rite of passage — A rite of passage is a ritual that marks a change in a person s social or sexual status. Rites of passage are often ceremonies surrounding events such as childbirth, menarche or other milestones within puberty, coming of age, marriage, weddings,… …

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  • 22religious symbolism and iconography — Introduction       respectively, the basic and often complex artistic forms and gestures used as a kind of key to convey religious concepts and the visual, auditory, and kinetic representations of religious ideas and events. Symbolism and… …

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  • 23Religious conversion — The Conversion of Saint Paul, a 1600 painting by Italian artist Caravaggio (1571–1610) Part of a series on the Religious conversion Types …

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  • 24Religious discrimination against Neopagans — Freedom of religion Concepts …

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  • 25Religious Society of Friends — The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers, was founded in England in the 17th century as a Christian religious denomination by people who were dissatisfied with the existing denominations and sects of Christianity.… …

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  • 26Rite prémontré — Le rite prémontré (en latin : ritus Praemonstratense) est l une des manière de célébrer la messe dans le catholicisme. Ce rite fut en vigueur au sein de l ordre des Prémontrés entre le XIIe siècle et 1970. Il est apparenté au rite romain, et …

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  • 27rite — n. 1) to perform a rite 2) a pagan; religious; solemn rite 3) last rites (to administer last rites) 4) fertility rites * * * [raɪt] religious solemn rite a pagan fertility rites to perform a rite la …

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  • 28rite — riteless, adj. ritelessness, n. /ruyt/, n. 1. a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use: rites of baptism; sacrificial rites. 2. a particular form or system of religious or other ceremonial… …

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  • 29rite — Synonyms and related words: amenities, anniversaries, baccalaureate service, celebrating, celebration, ceremonial, ceremonies, ceremony, civilities, commemoration, commencement, convocation, custom, dignities, dressing ship, duty, elegancies,… …

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  • 30rite — noun (C) 1 a ceremony that is always performed in the same way, usually for religious purposes: funeral rites | satanic rites | perform a rite: a traditional rite that was performed at harvest time 2 rite of passage a special ceremony or action… …

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