rite of passage
Noun
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Noun
rite of passage
- (anthropology) a ceremony or series of ceremonies, often very ritualized, to celebrate a transition in a person’s life. Baptisms, bar mitzvahs, weddings and funerals are among the best known examples.
- After John officially attained his majority, Robert bought him his first legal beer. This is a common American rite of passage.
- French: rite de passage
- German: Übergangsritus, Initiationsritus, Übergangsritual, Initiation, Passageritus, Erwachsenwerden
- Portuguese: rito de passagem
- Russian: обря́д посвящение
- Spanish: rito de paso
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