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rite of passage
rite of passagen. pl. rites of passage A ritual or ceremony signifying an event in a person's life indicative of a transition from one stage to another, as from adolescence to adulthood.rite of passage (French rit də pɑsaʒ) or rite de passagen1. (Anthropology & Ethnology) a ceremony performed in some cultures at times when an individual changes his or her status, as at puberty and marriage2. a significant event in a transitional period of someone's life3. (Anthropology & Ethnology) (as modifier): a rite-of-passage novel. rite′ of pas′sage
n. 1. a ceremony to facilitate or mark a person's change of status on a significant occasion, as at the onset of puberty or upon entry into a select group. 2. any act or event marking a passage from one stage of life to another. [translation of French rite de passage (1909)] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | rite of passage - a ritual performed in some cultures at times when an individual changes status (as from adolescence to adulthood)ritual, rite - any customary observance or practice |
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rite of passage
rite of passageAn event or activity often performed or experienced as part of passing from one stage of life to another. Bar Mitzvah celebrations are a rite of passage as Jewish boys become men. Getting lost while trying to find their classrooms is kind of a rite of passage for freshmen at this school.See also: of, passage, riterite of passage a ceremony or event marking an important stage in someone's life, especially birth, initiation, marriage, and death.See also: of, passage, riterite of passage
rite of passage, rite de passage a ceremony performed in some cultures at times when an individual changes his status, as at puberty and marriage rite of passage or rite de passage the ceremony and RITUAL which may accompany the changes of STATUS that occur in the course of the life cycle, e.g. the MARRIAGE ceremony, or in present-day Britain, 18th-birthday parties. Such ceremonies are a way of drawing attention to changes in status and social identity; they are also a way of managing the tensions such changes may involve, e.g. the amalgamation of two families. An alternative term for such ritual is status passage. See also LIMINALITY, RITUAL.rite of passage
rite of passagen. pl. rites of passage A ritual or ceremony signifying an event in a person's life indicative of a transition from one stage to another, as from adolescence to adulthood.rite of passage
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