A priest was called in to give last rites to the dying man.
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Rites
//ɹaɪts//
Synonyms for "rites" (7 found)
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Let no one lightly discuss the subject of rites.
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Carried through many nations and seas, I have come to these miserable funeral rites, brother.
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The Master said, "If a man be without the virtues proper to humanity, what has he to do with the rites of propriety? If a man be without the virtues proper to humanity, what has he to do with music?"
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