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rite of passage

rite of pas·sage
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rahyt uhv, ov pas-ij]
    • /raɪt ʌv, ɒv ˈpæs ɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rahyt uhv, ov pas-ij]
    • /raɪt ʌv, ɒv ˈpæs ɪdʒ/

Definitions of rite of passage words

  • noun rite of passage Anthropology. 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. 1
  • noun rite of passage any important act or event that serves to mark a passage from one stage of life to another. 1
  • noun rite of passage significant life change 1
  • noun rite of passage ritual marking a life change 1
  • noun rite of passage a ceremony performed in some cultures at times when an individual changes his or her status, as at puberty and marriage 0
  • noun rite of passage a significant event in a transitional period of someone's life 0
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Origin of rite of passage

First appearance:

before 1955
One of the 4% newest English words
First recorded in 1955-60

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Parts of speech for Rite of passage

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Rite of passage

rite of passage popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for rite of passage

noun rite of passage

  • baptism — A baptism is a Christian ceremony in which a person is baptized. Compare christening.
  • baptism of fire — If someone who has just begun a new job has a baptism of fire, they immediately have to cope with very many severe difficulties and obstacles.
  • baptismal — Baptismal means relating to or connected with baptism.
  • hazing — an aggregation in the atmosphere of very fine, widely dispersed, solid or liquid particles, or both, giving the air an opalescent appearance that subdues colors.
All 4 Synonyms of rite of passage

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