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This frame concerns rituals performed in line with religious beliefs or tradition.

In certain fertility rites in Burma , a woman desirous of offspring is required not only to approach the King Cobra but to plant a kiss on its mouth .

He was ordered a priest in 1944. CNI

ID: #301
Entry: frm_rite
Namespace: Eventive.Agentive
FrameNet version: Rite (fn_1.7_2023)
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Types: —
Ontological type: —
English name: Rite

Core Frame Elements
Frame element	Definition	Semantic type	Constraint
Desired_state_of_affairs	This FE identifies the state which the rite is hoped or intended to bring about. They performed a fertility\|DesS ritual.	—	—
Guardian	The Guardian is the member of the Organization who instigates the rite for someone of which they are a guardian. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson baptized their son.	sentient	—
Instrument	This FE identifies the Instrument used to perform a particular rite. We baptise children with holy water	physical_entity	—
Leader	This is the religious or cultural leader who performs and/or leads the rite. The medicine man\|Ldr performs this ritual	sentient	—
Member	The FE Member describes the member of the religious or cultural group who participates in/undergoes the rite. Joe\|Mbr received communion.	sentient	—
New_status	Rites may confer a New_status on a participant (e.g. rank, membership). Elliott was almost ordained as a priest\|NStat	—	—
Object	This FE indicates an object on which a rite is performed. The priest blessed the wine\|Obj	—	—
Organization	Organization identifies the institution in which the rite is prescribed. His baptism into the Catholic Church\|Org is scheduled for next Sunday.	organization	—
Type	The type of ritual or ceremony being performed. We performed the traditional marriage rites	—	—

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Guardian Leader

Peripheral Frame Elements
Frame element	Definition	Semantic type	Constraint
Manner	Manner of performing the rite	manner	—
Means	The action that is taken to perform the ritual. A building is consecrated by anointing the doorposts with special oil and saying certain prayers\|Mns	state_of_affairs	—
Place	Where the rite takes place.	locative_relation	—
Time	When the rite is performed	time	—

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Lexical units of this frame
LU	Type	Definition
anoint.v	—	COD: smear or rub with oil, especially as part of a religious ceremony
baptism.n	—	COD: the Christian rite of sprinkling water on to a person's forehead or of immersing them in water, symbolizing purification or regeneration and admission to the Christian Church
baptize.v	—	COD: administer baptism to
bar mitzvah.n	—	COD: the religious initiation ceremony of a Jewish boy who has reached the age of 13
bless.v	—	COD: consecrate or invoke divine favour upon (someone) by means of a religious rite
blessing.n	—	COD: a prayer asking for God's favour and protection
christen.v	—	FN: to baptize as a sign of admission to a Christian church
christening.n	—	FN: the ritual of giving a name at baptism in a Christian Church
circumcise.v	—	COD: cut off the foreskin of (a young boy or man) as a Jewish or Islamic rite or cut off the clitoris, and sometimes the labia, of (a girl or young woman) as a traditional practice in some cultures
circumcision.n	—	COD: the action or practice of circumcising
communion.n	—	COD: the service of Christian worship at which bread and wine are consecrated and shared; the Eucharist
confession.n	—	COD: a formal admission of one's sins privately to a priest.
confirm.v	—	COD: administer the religious rite of confirmation to
confirmation.n	—	COD: (in the Christian Church) the rite at which a baptized person affirms Christian belief and is admitted as a full member of the Church
consecrate.v	—	COD: make or declare sacred
consecration.n	—	FN: the performing of a ritual which makes or declares an object to be sacred; ordination to a sacred office
eucharist.n	—	COD: the Christian service, ceremony, or sacrament commemorating the Last Supper, in which bread and wine are consecrated and consumed
evensong.n	—	COD: (especially in the Anglican Church) a service of evening prayers, psalms, and canticles
exercise.n	—	FN: a ceremony or procession
initiate.v	—	COD: admit formally into a society or group, typically with a ritual.
initiation.n	—	FN: formal admission into a group, usually by means a ritual
mass.n	—	COD: the Christian Eucharist or Holy Communion, especially in the Roman Catholic Church.
ordain.v	—	COD: confer holy orders on.
order.v	—	FN: to ordain (passive only - archaic)
ordination.n	—	COD: the action of ordaining someone in holy orders
pray.v	—	COD: address a prayer to God or another deity
prayer.n	—	COD: a solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God or another deity
rite of passage.n	—	COD: a ceremony or event, e.g. marriage, marking an important stage in someone's life
rite.n	—	COD: a religious or other solemn ceremony or act
ritual.n	—	COD: a religious or solemn ceremony involving a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order.
sacrament.n	—	COD: (in the Christian Church) a religious ceremony or ritual regarded as imparting divine grace, such as baptism, the Eucharist, and (in the Catholic and many Orthodox Churches) penance and the anointing of the sick.
sacrifice.n	—	COD: the practice or an act of killing an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to a deity.
sacrifice.v	—	COD: offer or give up as a sacrifice.
service.n	—	COD: a ceremony of religious worship according to a prescribed form
unction.n	—	COD: the action of anointing someone with oil or ointment as a religious rite
vesper.n	—	COD: evening prayer.
vigil.n	—	COD: (in the Christian Church) the eve of a festival or holy day as an occasion of religious observance. [Eccl]
worship.n	—	COD: religious rites and ceremonies.

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Rite [agentive]

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Core Frame Elements (9)

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Peripheral Frame Elements (4)

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Lexical Units (38)