{{sister links|auto=yes|wikt=rite}} '''Rite''' may refer to: {{toc right}}

==Religion== * Ritual, an established ceremonious act * Rite (Christianity), sacred rituals in the Christian religion * Ritual family, Christian liturgical traditions; often also called ''liturgical rites'' * Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites, within the Catholic Church * Christian liturgy, traditional patterns of worship in Christianity * Li (Confucianism), rites in the Confucian ritual religion * Nusach (Jewish custom), rites of worship in Judaism * Rite of passage, a ceremonious act associated with social transition * Sacrament, rites in Christianity including baptism, communion, and last rites * Samskara (rite of passage), rites of passage in Indic religions and cultures

==Arts, entertainment, and media== * ''Rite'' (album), a 1993 ambient album by Julian Cope and Donald Ross Skinner * ''Rites'' (album) a 1998 jazz album by Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek * ''The Rite'' (1969 film), a Swedish drama film * ''The Rite'' (2011 film), an American horror film * ''Quarry'' (novel), a 2011 book by Ally Kennen, originally entitled ''Rites'' * Sacred Rite (band), American heavy metal band active from the 1980s to the 2000s

==Other uses== * RITE Method, usability testing method * Masonic rites, a series of degrees of initiation in Freemasonry * Mount Rite, a mountain in the Dolomites in the Veneto region of Italy * RITES, an Indian company

==See also== * Rite of passage (disambiguation) * Ritual (disambiguation) * Syriac Rite (disambiguation)

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