RITE, n. A religious or semi-religious ceremony fixed by law, precept …

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RITE, n. A religious or semi-religious ceremony fixed by law, precept or custom, with the essential oil of sincerity carefully squeezed out of it. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2001). The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary, p.203, University of Georgia Press
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RITE, n. A religious or semi-religious ceremony fixed by law, precept or custom, with the essential oil of sincerity carefully squeezed out of it. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2001). The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary, p.203, University of Georgia Press

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