rite of passage

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Noun

rite of passage (plural rites of passage)

1. (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.

Translations

ceremony to celebrate a transition

• Chinese: trad. 成年儀式, simpl. 成年仪式 (pinyin: chéngniányìshì)
• Danish: overgangsrite (da) c
• Dutch: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: siirtymäriitti (fi)
• French: rite de passage (fr)
• German: please add this translation if you can
• Greek: διαβατήρια τελετή (el) (diavatíria teletí) f
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• Khmer: សេចក្តីក្លាហានដួងនៃការអនុម័ត (km) (səckdəy klaa haan duəŋ ney kaa a’nu’mat)
• Norwegian: overgangsrite (no) m
• Portuguese: rito de passagem (pt) m
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• Spanish: rito de paso (es) m
• Swedish: övergångsrit (sv) c