Asperges vs. Rite — What's the Difference?

Asperges is a name given to the rite of sprinkling a congregation with holy water. The name comes from the first word in the 9th verse of Psalm 51 (Psalm 50 in the Vulgate) in the Latin translation which is sung during the traditional form of the rite (or optionally in the ordinary rite) except during Eastertide.

A rite is an established, ceremonial, usually religious, act. Rites in this sense fall into three major categories: rites of passage, generally changing an individual's social status, such as marriage, adoption, baptism, coming of age, graduation, or inauguration; communal rites, whether of worship, where a community comes together to worship, such as Jewish synagogue or Mass, or of another character, such as fertility rites and certain non-religious festivals; rites of personal devotion, where an individual worships, including prayer and pilgrimages, pledges of allegiance, or promises to wed someone.

In the Roman Catholic Church and some other churches, the ceremony of sprinkling the altar, clergy, and congregation with holy water.

The prescribed or customary form for conducting a religious or other solemn ceremony

A Christian rite in which the congregation is sprinkled with water.

A ceremonial act or series of acts

The brush or instrument used in sprinkling holy water; an aspergill.

Rite The liturgy or practice of a branch of the Christian church.

The service or ceremony of sprinkling with holy water.

A religious custom.

(by extension) A prescribed behavior.

Informal spelling of right

Used in unique spellings of company brand names

Part of the contraction and interjection amirite

Informal spelling of right

Informal spelling of right

Informal spelling of right

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.

An established ceremony prescribed by a religion;

Any customary observance or practice