rite
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rite
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n.
a religious or other solemn ceremony or act:
the rite of communion
fertility rites.
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a body of customary observances characteristic of a church or a part of it:
the Byzantine rite.
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a social custom, practice, or conventional act:
the family Christmas rite.
PHRASES:
rite of passage
a ceremony or event marking an important stage in someone's life, esp. birth, puberty, marriage, and death:
a novel that depicts the state of adolescence and the rites of passage that lead to adulthood.
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Cypriot site hints at early fertility rite. (Mosphilia )
Magazine article from: Science News; 1/6/1990; ; 700+ words
; Cypriot site hints at early fertility rite For nearly 10 years archaeologists...ceremony that revolved around birth and fertility, project director Diane Bolger...role in a public ritual stressing fertility and childbirth. For example, the...
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 "Sunday Mirror (London, England)")
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Fertility rite makes more Morris minors.(News)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England); 8/10/1997; 228 words
; A Ritual fertility dance performed by three Morris men did the trick first time out - for all of them. Proud dads David Jenkinson, Chris Jones and Graham Potter are convinced the baby boom happened after the Ford End Morris men of Chelmsford, Essex, revived the ancient rite.
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Real Life: So that's where; ADVANCES IN MEDICINE MEAN WE'RE USED TO HEARING OF BIZARRE WAYS IN WHICH BABIES ARE CONCEIVED. YET SOME CREDIT THEIR PREGNANCY WITH EVEN WEIRDER RITUALS. THREE WOMEN TELL SALLY MORGAN ABOUT FERTILITY RITES THAT WORKED.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England); 7/9/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Christian times, was worshipped as a fertility god. Charly, 39, a PR consultant...while taking part in the oldest fertility rite in Britain at Padstow in Cornwall...joked about the Oss and the strange fertility legend. But when Michael and I...
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 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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Fight the flab to win fertility rite of passage.
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 2/19/2001; 467 words
; A leading fertility clinic is offering would-be mothers...keep-fit lessons. The Fitness for Fertility classes eschew science in favour of...as reduce the chances of success of fertility treatments such as in vitro fertilisation...
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Fertility rite origin of Valentine's day!
Newspaper article from: Derby Evening Telegraph; 2/16/2009; 338 words
; ...to date from Roman festivals when men stripped naked and spanked young maidens with whips in the hope of increasing their fertility. In the Middle Ages, it was believed that the first unmarried person of the opposite sex you met on the morning of St...
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Publishers' fertility rite: annual literary prizesEntr'acte
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 10/28/2004; ; 700+ words
; Alan Riding International Herald Tribune 10-28-2004 Every self-respecting tribe has its fertility dance and, in the literary world, this takes place around the temple of annual book prizes. When the oracle speaks, authors...
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Not a Fertility Rite
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 4/20/2002; 320 words
; ...certainly support the institution of marriage. But it is foolish to suggest that marriage is the one-size-fits-all solution for young pregnant women. It takes much more than mutual fertility to make a healthy marriage. -- Brent Warner
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How Mother Nature's fertility rite gives a lady allure galore.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 3/31/2004; 700+ words
; ...increase the frequency with which they are approached by men. 'But it may also have more to do with providing cues about fertility for long-term partners rather than for someone standing across the dancefloor.' It is already known that men prefer a...
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A lady's fashion fertility rite.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 10/11/2006; 357 words
; ...Haselton, of the University of California at Los Angeles, said the research proves women's appearance changes with their fertility. Previous studies have found that ovulating women are also more inclined to flirt with men other than their partners.
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Old rites for young love; Roman fertility festival wilder than Valentine's.(FAMILY TIMES)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 2/11/2007; 700+ words
; ...love celebration. On Feb. 15, the day of the Lupercalia fertility festival, young men would run through the streets of ancient...touched those strips, it was thought, would increase their fertility, says Christopher Bellitto, assistant professor of history...
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fertility rites
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
fertility rites magico-religious...birth of children. The rites, expressed through...sacred drama, was the fertility rite par excellence. Other rites concerned with productivity...place. Many ancient fertility rites have persisted...
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rite
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
rite / rīt / • n...other solemn ceremony or act: the rite of communion fertility rites. ∎ a body of customary...church or a part of it: the Byzantine rite. ∎ a social custom...
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Soccer Ball
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...though it was a ceremonial game played as part of a fertility rite. The ancient Greeks participated in a game involving...of an animal, used in pre-Christian times as a fertility rite. This evolved in the Middle Ages into a game played...
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Tara
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History
...The goddesses Medb and Eithne, renowned goddesses of fertility and sovereignty, represent the female aspect of the...565), the last king of Tara to celebrate the old fertility rite Feis Temro . While this tale was probably composed to...
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high kingship
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History
...xE9;ill king of Tara. This was originally a pagan monarchy whose inauguration rite, Feis Temro, was identified by Binchy as a primitive fertility rite culminating in the apotheosis of the sacred king; its disappearance in the mid...
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