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Latin rite

Latin rite noun: a liturgy of any Christian church, spoken in Latin.

Noun

Latin rite (plural Latin rites)

  1. A liturgy of any Christian church, spoken in Latin.

Proper noun

Latin rite

  1. The customs of the Catholic church, in general.
    • In the case of children whose parents belong to different rites, if the father belongs to the Latin rite and the mother the Greek, the children must be baptized and educated in the Latin rite, for children must follow the rite of the father if he is Latin.1967, William W. Bassett, The Determination of Rite, page 144

Forms of Latin rite

pluralLatin rites

Questions about Latin rite

What does Latin rite mean?
Latin rite means a liturgy of any Christian church, spoken in Latin.
What part of speech is Latin rite?
Latin rite can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Latin rite?
The plural of Latin rite is Latin rites.

Words near Latin rite in the dictionary

  1. Latin name
  2. Latin names
  3. Latin notaries
  4. Latin notary
  5. Latin Quarter
  6. Latin rite
  7. Latin rites
  8. Latin school
  9. Latin script
  10. Latin scripts
  11. Latin square

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