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rite of passage

n. 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, rite de passage (French) [rit də pɑsaʒ]

1. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) a ceremony performed in some cultures at times when an individual changes his status, as at puberty and marriage

2. a significant event in a transitional period of someone's life

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Noun

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

n (fig) → Übergangsritual m, → Rites pl → de passage (Sociol); a rite(s)-of-passage film → ein Film m → über das Erwachsenwerden

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