#religious_rite__religiousrite__rite  an established ceremony prescribed by a religion; "the rite of baptism"
  supertype:  #religious_ceremony__religiousceremony__religious_ritual__religiousritual  a ceremony having religious meaning
  instance:  #orgy
  subtype:  #vigil.religious_rite__watch  a devotional watch (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
     subtype:  #wake__viewing  a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial; "there's no weeping at an Irish wake"
     subtype:  #agrypnia  a vigil before certain feasts (as e.g. Easter)
  subtype:  #last_rites  rites performed in connection with a death or burial
  subtype:  #circumcision.religious_rite  a Jewish and Muslim religious rite performed on a male 8 days after birth;
     subtype:  #Berith__Berit__Brith__Bris__Briss  the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
  subtype:  #liturgy  a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship
     subtype:  #Christian_liturgy  the Christian worship services
  subtype:  #office  a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities; "the offices of the mass"
     subtype:  #Divine_Office  canonical prayers recited daily by priests (e.g. the breviary of the Roman Catholic Church)
     subtype:  #Little_Office  a Roman Catholic office honoring the Virgin Mary; similar to but shorter than the Divine Office

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