- rite of passage
- Date: 1909 a ritual associated with a crisis or a change of status (as marriage, illness, or death) for an individual
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
rite of passage
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Rite of Passage — Rite/s of passage (englisch Erwachsenwerden, Übergangsritual/e) bezeichnet: Filmwelt: Rites of Passage (Kurzfilm), Kurzfilm von Richard Stanley (1983) Rites of Passage (Thriller), US Thriller von Victor Salva (1999) Literatur: Rite of… … Deutsch Wikipedia
rite of passage — [rēt də pä sȧzh′] n. 1. a ceremony, often religious, marking a significant transition in a person s life, as birth, puberty, marriage, or death 2. an event, achievement, etc. in a person s life regarded as having great significance: Also [Fr.]… … English World dictionary
rite of passage — ► rite of passage a ceremony or event, e.g. marriage, marking an important stage in someone s life. Main Entry: ↑rite … English terms dictionary
rite of passage — (plural ,rites of passage) noun count a ceremony or event that marks an important stage in someone s life, for example, becoming an adult … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rite of passage — 1. Anthropol. a ceremony performed to facilitate or mark a person s change of status upon any of several highly important occasions, as at the onset of puberty or upon entry into marriage or into a clan. 2. any important act or event that serves… … Universalium
rite of passage — noun a ritual performed in some cultures at times when an individual changes status (as from adolescence to adulthood) • Hypernyms: ↑ritual, ↑rite * * * : a ritualistic procedure associated with a nonperiodic crisis or a transitional change of… … Useful english dictionary
Rite of passage — A rite of passage is a ritual that marks a change in a person s social or sexual status. Rites of passage are often ceremonies surrounding events such as childbirth, menarche or other milestones within puberty, coming of age, marriage, weddings,… … Wikipedia
Rite de passage — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Rite (homonymie). Initiation rituelle au Malawi, chez l ethnie Yao. Un rite de passage (ou … Wikipédia en Français
Rite of Passage — infobox Book | name = Rite of Passage title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of first paperback edition author = Alexei Panshin illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Science Fiction… … Wikipedia
rite of passage — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms rite of passage : singular rite of passage plural rites of passage a ceremony or event that marks an important stage in someone s life, for example becoming an adult … English dictionary
rite-of-passage — a rite of passage an activity or ceremony that shows that someone has reached an important new stage in their life, especially the start of their adult life. This is not merely another dreary rite of passage novel … New idioms dictionary
