ritus

rītus, ūs, m.: a form of religious ceremonial; a form, rite, 12.836; custom, manner, 7.741; abl., rītū, in the manner of, like, 11.611.

rītus, ūs (gen. rituis, Varr. ap. Non. 494, 30; abl. rite nefasto, Stat. Th. 11, 285; v. rite), m. [etym. unknown], orig. belonging to relig. lang.

• I Lit., the form and manner of religious observances; a religious usage or ceremony, a rite (cf. caerimonia): Graeco ritu sacra non Romano facere, Varr. L. L. 7, § 88 Müll.: sacra diis aliis Albano ritu, Graeco Herculi facit, Liv. 1, 7: quo haec privatim et publice modo rituque fiant, discunto ignari a publicis sacerdotibus, Cic. Leg. 2, 8, 20; cf.: morem ritusque sacrorum Adiciam, Verg. A. 12, 836: de more rituque priscae religionis, Suet. Tit. 5: ex patriis ritibus optuma colunto, Cic. Leg. 2, 9, 21; 2, 16, 40: tempestates, quae populi Romani ritibus consecratae sunt, id. N. D. 3, 20, 51: regina dei (sc. Bacchi) Ritibus instruitur, Ov. M. 6, 591: sacrificos docuit ritus, id. ib. 15, 483: profanos ritus exuere, Tac. A. 2, 85 fin.: lustrari magico ritu, Ov. M. 10, 398.—
• II Transf., in gen., a custom, usage, manner, mode, way: ritus, mos vel consuetudo, Fest. p. 273 Müll.; cf. id. p. 289 ib.
• • • • a Usually in abl. sing. and with a foll. gen., after the usage, wont, manner, or fashion of any thing.
      • • α With gen.: more ferarum Quadrupedumque ritu, Lucr. 4, 1265: qui pecudum ritu ad voluptatem omnia referunt, Cic. Lael. 9, 32: pecudum, ferarumque, Liv. 3, 47; 5, 44; Quint. 8, 3, 81; Ov. M. 6, 717; 15, 222: latronum vivere, Cic. Phil. 2, 25, 62: juvenum, Hor. A. P. 62: Lucili, id. S. 2, 1, 29: Herculis (petiisse laurum), id. C. 3, 14, 1; cf. Dianae (cincta, etc.), Ov. M. 1, 695; 9, 89; 10, 536: fluminis, Hor. C. 3, 29, 34: tempestatis, id. S. 2, 3, 268: non hominis sed accipitris, Just. 27, 2, 8: volucri ritu flammarum, Lucr. 1, 1102.—
        • β With adj.: haec mulier cantherino ritu astans somniat, Plaut. Men. 2, 3, 46 (396): ritu barbarico esse, id. Cas. 3, 6, 19 (738): res quaeque suo ritu procedit, Lucr. 5, 923: novo Sublime moliar atrium, Hor. C. 3, 1, 46: aleatorio, Gell. 18, 13, 6; cf.: rancida quo perolent projecta cadavera ritu, in the way that, such as, Lucr. 6, 1157.—
      • b In other cases (mostly poet. and post-Aug.), habit, custom, usage: cognosse Sabinae Gentis ritus, Ov. M. 15, 5: referre Cyclopum, id. ib. 15, 93: humanos, id. ib. 9, 500: in alienos ritus mores legesque verti, Liv. 24, 3, 12: ritus dissimiles habuere duo examina apium, Plin. 11, 10, 10, § 23: moresque tractamus innumeros, id. 7, 1, 1, § 6: externas caerimonias, Aegyptios Judiacosque ritus compescuit, Suet. Tib. 36; Sil. 15, 40: de ritu nuptiarum, Dig. 23, tit. 2.

rītus, ūs, m. (altind. ṛtá, heiliger Brauch), I) die hergebrachte Weise in der Religionsübung, der religiöse Gebrauch, der Religionsgebrauch, Ritus, die Zeremonie, Cic. u.a.: Christiani ritus presbyter, Amm.: nulli simulacrorum ritui deditus, kein Götzendiener, Augustin.: Romanos ritus didicisse, die sakralen Einrichtungen, Liv. – II) übtr.: A) im engeren Sinne, als jurist. t. t., die feierliche (vom Zivilrecht vorgeschriebene) Form, nuptiarum, Dig. 22. tit. 2. – B) im weiteren Sinne, übh. Gebrauch, Sitte, Gewohnheit, Art, ritus (Plur.) Cyclopum, Ov.: molles ritus, Sil.: in alienos ritus mores legesque verti, Liv.: moribus ritibusque efferatioribus quam ulli barbari, immo quam immanes beluae vivunt, Liv.: duo examina (Bienenschwärme) dissimiles habuere ritus, Plin. – bes. häufig Abl. ritu, nach Art, wie (s. Mützell Curt. 3, 8 [19], 10), latronum ritu, Cic.: mulierum ritu, Liv.: ritu deorum, Sen.: pecudum ritu, Cic.: ferarum ritu, pecudum ferarumque ritu, Liv.: pecorum ritu, Sen.: more atque ritu adulantium canum, Gell.: ferino ritu, Hieron.: fluminis ritu, Hor.: tempestatis prope ritu, Hor.: ritu grandinis, Amm.: quo ritu, Lucr.: ritu aleatorio, nach Spielerart, Gell.: novo ritu, auf neue Art, nach neuem Geschmacke, Hor. – ➳ Archaist. Genet. rituis, Varro fr. b. Non. 494, 30.

1 ritus [CL] 1 ceremony, ritual; b (Jewish); c (pagan). d (sg. also) set of religious practices, religion. si vero nollent ritum complere jugalem Aldh. VirgV 2206; [hypocrite] novos ~us immo superstitiones excogitant ut religionis gloriam assecuti videantur Neckam NR II 185; vetera sunt ~us sacrificiorum, ceremoniarum observantie et oracula prophetarum P. Blois Serm. 6. 581A; cum lex ‥ ad legitimum hujus comestionis ~um pertinere sanciat ut carnes agni ‥ voraciter consumantur J. Ford Serm. 8. 2.  b ~us ‥ carnales Judaeorum complectens Is. Stella Serm. 10. 14. 1725.  c 724 nefarios ~us ac fabulas [paganorum] (Dan. Wint.) Ep. Bonif. 23; populi paganis adhuc ~ibus servientes Bede HE V 9 p. 296; ~us sacrilegos adhuc anhelantem [insulam] ad rectum tramitem inflectens W. Malm. GR I 76; in ~u ‥ templorum erant archiflamines, flamines, sacerdotes in utroque sexu Beleth RDO 12. 26; ad confutationem sacrificiorum et aliorum omnium ~uum legalium P. Cornw. Disp. 155.  d post accepta fidei rudimenta spreto gentilium ~u [gl.: consuetudine] Aldh. VirgP 25; 1253 Judei in synagogis suis celebrent submissa voce secundum ~um eorum SelPlJews xlviii. 2 established or prescribed religious practice or procedure. sacerdotis, qui orationes vel lectiones secundum ~um implere non potest Theod. Pen. II 2. 10; monasterium ‥ religiosis moribus juxta ~us Lindisfarnensium ‥ instituit Bede HE III 23 p. 176; ut ~um fidei ac religionis sue ‥ inviolatum servare licentiam haberet H. Hunt. HA III 3; juxta ~um de agno prescriptum, hedum esse tollendum Bald. Cant. Sacr. Alt. 732C; a1399 item quod singulis processionibus juxta ~um ecclesie communem et monita episcoporum faciendis personaliter intersint (Reg. Linc.) DCLinc. Reg. XII f. 155. 3 mode of behaviour, practice; b (w. gen. of gd.). c long-established practice, custom. d (sg.) set of practices or customs. de ~u mulierum vel ministerio in ecclesia Theod. Pen. II 7 tit..  b cum Moysi Dominus ‥ legis caeremonias et ~um vivendi traderet Bede Tab. 425A; diversos ‥ sacrificandi ~us incoluerunt Willib. Bonif. 6. p. 31; quasi ‥ unum edificium est totus ~us colendi Deum a principio humani generis usque in mundi consummacionem Gros. Cess. Leg. I 10 p. 67.  c ~ibus, consuetis GlC R 183; juxta omnem legem, juxta omnium gentium ~us, pax prius offerenda est etiam inimicis P. Blois Ep. 100. 309B; 1557 [quae] de †rite [l. ritu] aut consuetudine regni aut jure ad tollam pertinent Scot. Grey Friars II 106.  d contra jura ~umque naturae Aldh. Met. 4; totus abolitus est honestus patrum mos antiquorum. ‥ veterum ~us pene totus novis adinventionibus commutatus est Ord. Vit. VIII 10 p. 324; viam vite ‥ ~um et traditiones eorum jamdiu observavimus Ib. 26 p. 436; ostendit mundi divisionem ‥ regiones, provincias, insulas, et eorum ~um, aliqualiter declarat Eul. Hist. I 3. 4 (abl. w. gen.) in the manner of; b (w. adj.). c (suo ~u) in its usual or characteristic manner. d (in gl.). ~u bacchantium Gildas EB 34; martiribus ‥ cruorem ~u [gl.: more] rivi rorantibus Aldh. VirgP 19; ungues ~u [gl.: more] falconum ‥ acuntur Ib. 58 p. 318; ~u superstitionis deseviens V. Birini 17; illius ‥ temporis ~u nobilem sociam ‥ habuit Ord. Vit. V 12 p. 397; ~u gentium sacrificia sua demoniis immolans J. Sal. Pol. 542B.  b non legitime sed ~u tyrannico Gildas EB 13; ~u dactilico Aldh. Aen. pref. 27; utrimque ‥ duces disponunt acies, patrio quisque ~u W. Malm. GR III 241; ~u poetico Minervam nuncupavit J. Sal. Pol. 621A; donec sacerdos ‥ barbaro satis ~u ‥ fontem reconciliaverit Gir. TH II 7 p. 89.  c aqua ‥ suo ~u non accessit ad eum sed surgebat quasi paries (Molua 19) VSH II 211.  d ~u, more, ordine GlC R 193.

2 ritus [ ML], valid. si ‥ revocans ~am et justam damnacionem heretice pravitatis sit judicandus hereticus Ockham Dial. 426.

rītŭs, (9) ūs, m. , ¶ 1 rite, cérémonie religieuse : Varro L. 7, 88 ; Cic. Leg. 2, 20 ; 2, 21 ; Nat. 3, 51 ¶ 2 [en gén.] usage coutume : Liv. 24, 3, 12 ; Ov. M. 15, 5 ; 15, 93 ; Plin. 7, 6 ; 11, 23 || ritu avec le gén., à la manière de : pecudum ritu Cic. Læl. 32, à la façon des bêtes ; latronum ritu Cic. Phil. 2, 62, à la manière des brigands, comme les brigands ; cantherino ritu Pl. Men. 395, à la manière des chevaux ; quo... ritu Lucr. 6, 1115, à la manière dont, comme.

➳ gén. arch. rituis Varr. d. Non. 494, 30.

ritus , us. m.
禮。常規。樣。Ritu pecudum 似畜性。\Rituis pro* Ritus.

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rītus ūs, m

• RA-, a form of religious observance, religious usage, ceremony, rite: sacra diis aliis Albano ritu facit, L.: quo haec privatim et publice modo rituque fiant, discunto: morem ritūsque sacrorum Adiciam, V.: tempestates populiR.ritibus consecratae: magico lustrari ritu, O.— Habit, custom, usage, way, mode, manner: Sabinae Gentis ritūs, O.: in alienos ritūs verti, L.: novo Sublime ritu moliar atrium, in the new style, H.— Ablsing. with gen, after the usage of, in the manner of, in the fashion of, like: pecudum ritu ad voluptatem omnia referunt: pennae ritu coepere volucrum Cingere latus, O.: Herculis ritu petiisse laurum, H.: ritu quoque cincta Dianae, O.