RITE OF PASSAGE
Dictionary entry overview: What does rite of passage mean? • RITE OF PASSAGE (noun)
The noun RITE OF PASSAGE has 1 sense:
1. a ritual performed in some cultures at times when a individual changes his status (as from adolescence to adulthood)
Familiarity information: RITE OF PASSAGE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• RITE OF PASSAGE (noun)
Meaning:
A ritual performed in some cultures at times when a individual changes his status (as from adolescence to adulthood)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("rite of passage" is a kind of...):
rite; ritual (any customary observance or practice)
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