BAS MITZVAH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bas mitzvah mean? 

• BAS MITZVAH (noun)
  The noun BAS MITZVAH has 1 sense:

1. (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility

  Familiarity information: BAS MITZVAH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BAS MITZVAH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

bas mitzvah; bat mitzvah; bath mitzvah

Hypernyms ("bas mitzvah" is a kind of...):

induction; initiation; installation (a formal entry into an organization or position or office)

Domain category:

Judaism (the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud)