bar mitzvah

bar mitz·vah or bar miz·vah  (bär mtsv)

n.

1. A 13-year-old Jewish boy, considered an adult and responsible for his moral and religious duties.

2. The ceremony that initiates and recognizes a boy as a bar mitzvah.

tr.v. bar mitz·vahed, bar mitz·vah·ing, bar mitz·vahs

To confirm in the ceremony of bar mitzvah.

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[Hebrew bar miwâ : Aramaic bar, son; see bn in Semitic roots + Hebrew miwâ, commandment; see mitzvah.]

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bar mitzvah Judaism

Noun

a ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a boy and his assumption of religious obligations

Adjective

(of a Jewish boy) having undergone this ceremony [Hebrew: son of the law]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bar mitzvah - (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility; "a bar mitzvah is an important social event" Judaism - the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud induction, initiation, installation - a formal entry into an organization or position or office; "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the army"; "he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame"
Verb	1.	bar mitzvah - confirm in the bar mitzvah ceremony, of boys in the Jewish faith covenant - enter into a covenant