Rite vs. Right
The main difference between Rite and Right is that Rite is a ritual ceremony of religion, whereas Right is an abstract idea of being correct or a direction opposite to left.
Key Differences
Rite has a category called a rite of passage, which shows the most critical occasion in someone’s life that is an unforgettable and unique memory for him. On the flip side, Right does not have any such right of passage.
Samantha Walker
Jun 14, 2020
Rite has only a cultural context of following traditions and their ancient rules. On the other hand, Right has a broad context having legal and ethical entitlements for freedom and justice.
Rite has only one sense, which is in regional and cultural offerings and conventions, while Right has various meanings in its broad spectrum.
In grammar, Rite is only used as a noun, whereas Right can be used as a noun, verb, adverb, or an adjective.
Harlon Moss
Jun 14, 2020
Rite has a very limited meaning. Conversely, Right does not have restricted meaning.
Rite is called as a ritual ceremony or a social convention, whereas Right is called as being righteousness and morally sound.
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Rite only gives a sense of religious ceremonies and cultural traditions since old times. Contrarily, Right refers to the direction, restoration to the normal position, entitlement, ownership, justice, equality, fairness, immediacy, emphasis, facts, and accuracy.
Harlon Moss
Jun 14, 2020
Comparison Chart
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A part of a religious ceremony is called Rite.
Being accurate, truthful, legally entitled, or to be on the right-hand side is called Right.
Context
Single context
Several contexts
Spectrum
Cultural and religious spectrum
Privilege, righteousness, and morality
Example
The rites of ancient times have been disappeared for a long time.
I think you don’t comprehend the difference between right and wrong.
Janet White
Jun 14, 2020
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Rite and Right Definitions
Rite
The prescribed or customary form for conducting a religious or other solemn ceremony
The rite of baptism.
Right
Conforming with or conformable to justice, law, or morality
Do the right thing and confess.
Rite
A ceremonial act or series of acts
Fertility rites.
Right
In accordance with fact, reason, or truth; correct
The right answer.
Rite
Rite The liturgy or practice of a branch of the Christian church.
Right
Fitting, proper, or appropriate
It is not right to leave the party without saying goodbye.
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Rite
A religious custom.
Right
Most favorable, desirable, or convenient
The right time to act.
Rite
(by extension) A prescribed behavior.
Right
In or into a satisfactory state or condition
Put things right.
Rite
Informal spelling of right
I went to the Rite Aid for my prescription, then to ShopRite for a gallon of milk.
Right
In good mental or physical health or order.
Rite
Used in unique spellings of company brand names
Right
Intended to be worn or positioned facing outward or toward an observer
The right side of the dress.
Made sure that the right side of the fabric was visible.
Rite
Part of the contraction and interjection amirite
Right
Of, belonging to, located on, or being the side of the body to the south when the subject is facing east.
Rite
Informal spelling of right
He's rite, you know.
Right
Of, relating to, directed toward, or located on the right side.
Rite
Informal spelling of right
It's rite next to my house.
Right
Located on the right side of a person facing downstream
The right bank of a river.
Rite
Informal spelling of right
Rite, let's do it.
Right
Often Right Of or belonging to the political or intellectual right.
Rite
The act of performing divine or solemn service, as established by law, precept, or custom; a formal act of religion or other solemn duty; a solemn observance; a ceremony; as, the rites of freemasonry.
He looked with indifference on rites, names, and forms of ecclesiastical polity.
Right
Formed by or in reference to a line or plane that is perpendicular to another line or plane.
Rite
An established ceremony prescribed by a religion;
The rite of baptism
Right
Having the axis perpendicular to the base
Right cone.
Rite
Any customary observance or practice
Right
Having a right angle
A right triangle.
Right
Straight; uncurved; direct
A right line.
Right
(Archaic) Not spurious; genuine.
Right
That which is just, moral, or proper.
Right
The direction or position on the right side.
Right
The right side.
Right
The right hand.
Right
A turn in the direction of the right hand or side.
Right
The people and groups who advocate the adoption of conservative or reactionary measures, especially in government and politics. Also called right wing.
Right
The opinion of those advocating such measures.
Right
(Sports) A blow delivered by a boxer's right hand.
Right
(Baseball) Right field.
Right
A just or legal claim or title.
Right
Something that is due to a person or governmental body by law, tradition, or nature.
Right
Something, especially humane treatment, claimed to be due to animals by moral principle.
Right
An existing stockholder's legally protected claim to purchase additional shares in a corporation ahead of those who are not currently stockholders, especially at a cost lower than market value.
Right
The negotiable paper on which such an entitlement is indicated.
Right
Toward or on the right.
Right
In a straight line; directly
Went right to school.
Right
In the proper or desired manner; well
The jacket doesn't fit right.
Right
Exactly; just
The accident happened right over there.
Right
Immediately
Called me right after dinner.
Right
Completely; quite
The icy wind blew right through me.
Right
According to law, morality, or justice.
Right
Accurately; correctly
Answered the question right.
Right
Chiefly Southern US Considerably; very
They have a right nice place.
Right
Used as an intensive
Kept right on going.
Right
Used in titles
The Right Reverend Jane Smith.
Right
To put in or restore to an upright or proper position
They righted their boat.
Right
To put in order or set right; correct
Measures designed to right generations of unfair labor practices.
Right
To make reparation or amends for; redress
Right a wrong.
Right
To regain an upright or proper position.
Right
(archaic) Straight, not bent.
A right line
Right
(geometry) Of an angle, having a size of 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two perpendicular lines.
The kitchen counter formed a right angle with the back wall.
Right
(geometry) Of a geometric figure, incorporating a right angle between edges, faces, axes, etc.
A right triangle, a right prism, a right cone
Right
Complying with justice, correctness or reason; correct, just, true.
I thought you'd made a mistake, but it seems you were right all along.
It's not right that one person gets all the credit for the group's work.
Right
Appropriate, perfectly suitable; fit for purpose.
Is this the right software for my computer?
Right
Healthy, sane, competent.
I'm afraid my father is no longer in his right mind.
Right
Real; veritable (used emphatically).
You've made a right mess of the kitchen!
Right
(Australia) All right; not requiring assistance.
Right
(dated) Most favourable or convenient; fortunate.
Right
Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north. This arrow points to the reader's right: →
After the accident, her right leg was slightly shorter than her left.
Right
(geography) Designating the bank of a river (etc.) on one's right when facing downstream (i.e. facing forward while floating with the current); that is, the south bank of a river that flows eastward. If this arrow: ⥴ shows the direction of the current, the tilde is on the right side of the river.
Right
Designed to be placed or worn outward.
The right side of a piece of cloth
Right
(politics) Pertaining to the political right; conservative.
Right
On the right side.
Right
Towards the right side.
Right
Exactly, precisely.
The arrow landed right in the middle of the target.
Luckily we arrived right at the start of the film.
Right
Immediately, directly.
Can't you see it? It's right beside you!
Tom was standing right in front of the TV, blocking everyone's view.
Right
Very, extremely, quite.
I made a right stupid mistake there, didn't I?
I stubbed my toe a week ago and it still hurts right much.
Right
According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really.
Right
In a correct manner.
Do it right or don't do it at all.
Right
To a great extent or degree.
Sir, I am right glad to meet you …
Members of the Queen's Privy Council are styled The Right Honourable for life.
The Right Reverend Monsignor Guido Sarducci.
Right
Yes, that is correct; I agree.
Right
I agree with whatever you say; I have no opinion.
Right
Signpost word to change the subject in a discussion or discourse.
- After that interview, I don't think we should hire her.
- Right — who wants lunch?
- Right — who wants lunch?
Right
Used to check agreement at the end of an utterance.
You're going, right?
Right
Used to add seriousness or decisiveness before a statement.
Right
That which complies with justice, law or reason.
We're on the side of right in this contest.
Right
A legal, just or moral entitlement.
You have no right to go through my personal diary.
Right
The right side or direction.
The pharmacy is just on the right past the bookshop.
Right
The right hand or fist.
Right
The authority to perform, publish, film, or televise a particular work, event, etc.; a copyright.
Right
(politics) The ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group.
The political right holds too much power.
Right
The outward or most finished surface, as of a coin, piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.
Right
(surfing) A wave breaking from right to left (viewed from the shore).
Right
(transitive) To correct.
Righting all the wrongs of the war immediately will be impossible.
Right
(transitive) To set upright.
The tow-truck righted what was left of the automobile.
Right
(intransitive) To return to normal upright position.
When the wind died down, the ship righted.
Right
(transitive) To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of.
To right the oppressed
Right
Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.
Right
Upright; erect from a base; having an upright axis; not oblique; as, right ascension; a right pyramid or cone.
Right
Fit; suitable; proper; correct; becoming; as, the right man in the right place; the right way from London to Oxford.
Right
Conformed to the constitution of man and the will of God, or to justice and equity; not deviating from the true and just; according with truth and duty; just; true.
That which is conformable to the Supreme Rule is absolutely right, and is called right simply without relation to a special end.
Right
Characterized by reality or genuineness; real; actual; not spurious.
In this battle, . . . the Britons never more plainly manifested themselves to be right barbarians.
Right
According with truth; passing a true judgment; conforming to fact or intent; not mistaken or wrong; not erroneous; correct; as, this is the right faith.
You are right, Justice, and you weigh this well.
If there be no prospect beyond the grave, the inference is . . . right, "Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die."
Right
Most favorable or convenient; fortunate.
The lady has been disappointed on the right side.
Right
Of or pertaining to that side of the body in man on which the muscular action is usually stronger than on the other side; - opposed to left when used in reference to a part of the body; as, the right side, hand, arm. Also applied to the corresponding side of the lower animals.
Became the sovereign's favorite, his right hand.
Right
Well placed, disposed, or adjusted; orderly; well regulated; correctly done.
Right
Designed to be placed or worn outward; as, the right side of a piece of cloth.
"Right," cries his lordship.
Right
In a right manner.
Right
In a right or straight line; directly; hence; straightway; immediately; next; as, he stood right before me; it went right to the mark; he came right out; he followed right after the guide.
Unto Dian's temple goeth she right.
Let thine eyes look right on.
Right across its track there lay,Down in the water, a long reef of gold.
Right
Exactly; just.
Came he right now to sing a raven's note?
Right
According to the law or will of God; conforming to the standard of truth and justice; righteously; as, to live right; to judge right.
Right
According to any rule of art; correctly.
You with strict discipline instructed right.
Right
According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really; correctly; exactly; as, to tell a story right.
Right as it were a steed of Lumbardye.
His wounds so smarted that he slept right naught.
Right
In a great degree; very; wholly; unqualifiedly; extremely; highly; as, right humble; right noble; right valiant.
For which I should be right sorry.
[I] return those duties back as are right fit.
Right
That which is right or correct.
Seldom your opinions err;Your eyes are always in the right.
Right
A just judgment or action; that which is true or proper; justice; uprightness; integrity.
Long love to her has borne the faithful knight,And well deserved, had fortune done him right.
Right
That to which one has a just claim.
There are no rights whatever, without corresponding duties.
Right
That which one has a legal or social claim to do or to exact; legal power; authority; as, a sheriff has a right to arrest a criminal.
Born free, he sought his right.
Hast thou not right to all created things?
Men have no right to what is not reasonable.
Right
The right side; the side opposite to the left.
Led her to the Souldan's right.
Right
Privilege or immunity granted by authority.
Right
In some legislative bodies of Europe (as in France), those members collectively who are conservatives or monarchists. See Center, 5.
Right
The outward or most finished surface, as of a piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.
He should himself use it by right.
I should have been a woman by right.
Right
To bring or restore to the proper or natural position; to set upright; to make right or straight (that which has been wrong or crooked); to correct.
Right
To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of; as, to right the oppressed; to right one's self; also, to vindicate.
So just is God, to right the innocent.
All experience hath shown that mankind are more disposed to suffer while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.
Right
To recover the proper or natural condition or position; to become upright.
Right
Hence, to regain an upright position, as a ship or boat, after careening.
Right
An abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature;
They are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights
Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people
A right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away
Right
(frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing;
Mineral rights
Film rights
Right
Location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east;
He stood on the right
Right
A turn to the right;
Take a right at the corner
Right
Those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
Right
Anything in accord with principles of justice;
He feels he is in the right
The rightfulness of his claim
Right
The hand that is on the right side of the body;
He writes with his right hand but pitches with his left
Hit him with quick rights to the body
Right
The piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
Right
Make reparations or amends for;
Right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust
Right
Put in or restore to an upright position;
They righted the sailboat that had capsized
Right
Regain an upright or proper position;
The capsized boat righted again
Right
Make right or correct;
Correct the mistakes
Rectify the calculation
Right
Free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth;
The correct answer
The correct version
The right answer
Took the right road
The right decision
Right
Being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north;
My right hand
Right center field
A right-hand turn
The right bank of a river is the bank on your right side when you are facing downstream
Right
Socially right or correct;
It isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye
Correct behavior
Right
In conformance with justice or law or morality;
Do the right thing and confess
Right
Correct in opinion or judgment;
Time proved him right
Right
Appropriate for a condition or occasion;
Everything in its proper place
The right man for the job
She is not suitable for the position
Right
Of or belonging to the political or intellectual left
Right
In or into a satisfactory condition;
Things are right again now
Put things right
Right
Intended for the right hand;
A right-hand glove
Right
In accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure;
What's the right word for this?
The right way to open oysters
Right
Having the axis perpendicular to the base;
A right angle
Right
Of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face outward;
The right side of the cloth showed the pattern
Be sure your shirt is right side out
Right
Most suitable or right for a particular purpose;
A good time to plant tomatoes
The right time to act
The time is ripe for great sociological changes
Right
Precisely, exactly;
Stand right here!
Right
Immediately;
She called right after dinner
Right
Exactly;
He fell flop on his face
Right
Toward or on the right; also used figuratively;
He looked right and left
The party has moved right
Right
In the right manner;
Please do your job properly!
Can't you carry me decent?
Right
An interjection expressing agreement
Right
Completely;
She felt right at home
He fell right into the trap
Right
(Southern regional intensive) very;
The baby is mighty cute
He's mighty tired
It is powerful humid
That boy is powerful big now
They have a right nice place
Right
In accordance with moral or social standards;
That serves him right
Do right by him
Right
In a correct manner;
He guessed right
Rite vs. Right
Rite refers to a ritual or regional ceremony, whereas Right means moral goodness and righteousness. Rite is defined as morality or offering words with etiquettes for a ceremony. On the other hand, proper conductance and being righteous and upright is called Right.
Rite has only one meaning that is an act that is a constituent of a religious offering. On the flip side, Right has various meanings, including being morally right, truthful, exact, precise, privilege, etc. Thus, the Rite has a very confined meaning, whereas Right has a broad spectrum of meanings.
Rite is only used in the sense of activities and rituals in different ethnic groups and religions, mostly in the cultural context. In contrast, Right is used to describe the right-hand side, which is opposite of left, satisfactory, and correctly besides the meaning of being a moral or legal entitlement used in various contexts. According to grammar, the Rite is a noun, while Right can be used as a noun, a verb, and an adjective as well as an adverb.
The noun which dictates the words or actions for a particular type of ceremony is called Rite, whereas the noun, verb, adverb or adjective which is used depending on the meaning of a sentence that can be in the sense of suitability, appropriateness, accordant, satisfactory, or being on Right-side as either adjective or adverb.
What is Rite?
Different religions have different customs, traditions, and their offerings. Every religion has its ritual ceremonies and conductances, which are obligatory to be followed by that religion’s followers. These formalities and virtuous ceremonials are called Rites.
Rites have ritual connotation and have a very restricted meaning only in the sense of traditional and virtuous scale. In grammar, rite can only be used as a noun. The phrase ‘rite of passage’ refers to a meaningful ritual event in someone’s life.
Examples
- He published a paper in rite of Baptism.
- The priest offered the rites of sacrifice to coax the god for rain.
- If your heart is broken by someone you love intensely, the pain of a broken heart becomes a rite of passage into adulthood.
- Gathering daffodils after it drizzled at the end of March was a rite of spring for ladies.
- Customary observances and offerings in the church are a part of rites.
- The arrogant prince needed the blood of the weak human to perform the rite.
- In the Jewish religion, young men have their rite of passage.
What is Right?
The sense of being correct, accordant, satisfactory, and truthful is called Right. It has various meanings and is not confined. The other meaning of Right is to be on the right-hand side. It also includes the meaning of legal entitlement and obligatory personal demands.
Right can also be used for the purpose of emphasis to describe the complete extent or degree. Right has moral connotation and is used to for being just and equitable. Restoring to the standard or upright position is also included in the broad meaning of right.
Right is often used to indicate the agreement or to emphasize a statement or order. Rights are permissible, public, and principled ideologies of freedom and entitlement. If something agrees with the fact, it is called being Right.
Usage of Right in Grammar
- As Adjective: To show correctness and morality, i.e., I think Laura is right; if we concentrate more, maybe we can fig the ghost.
- As Adverb: To indicate emphasis, i.e., I need to go to Europe right now.
- As Verb: To restore and bring something back to its original position, i.e., The company is spending more than 500 dollars just to right the ship and enhance the quality of sail.
- As Noun: To show the direction opposite to left or show goodness, i.e., I think my parents did the right thing by punishing me in my childhood.
