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initiatory rite
noun as in rite of passage
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The Mosaic polity made the status of its subjects, their relation to the Divine covenant, to depend on this initiatory rite.
They offered him a cup of liquor prepared from the choicest medicines, at once as a propitiation and an initiatory rite.
The initiatory rite was essential to full participation in the Covenant.
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On this page you'll find 6 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to initiatory rite, such as: baptism, circumcision, initiation, initiation rite, and rite de passage.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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