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last rites
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last rites
(noun)
rite
(noun)
rite of passage
(noun)
last rites
noun
last rites
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of LAST RITES
the last rites
:
a religious ceremony that is performed by a Catholic priest for someone who is dying
The priest administered
the last rites
.
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