RITE OF PASSAGE

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 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 an individual changes 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)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A ritual performed in some cultures at times when an individual changes 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)

 Context examples 

A series of acts performed for a special occasion or to mark a rite of passage.

(Ceremony, NCI Dictionary)