rite of passage
nounEtymology
From rite + of + passage, a calque of French rite de passage. The French term was coined by French ethnographer and folklorist Arnold van Gennep (1873–1957) and popularized in his work Les rites de passage (1909).
- derived from passage
Definitions
A ceremony or series of ceremonies, often very ritualized, to celebrate a passage or…
A ceremony or series of ceremonies, often very ritualized, to celebrate a passage or transition from one stage of a person's life to another.
Any significant event or experience that marks a transition from one stage in a person's…
Any significant event or experience that marks a transition from one stage in a person's life to another.
- After John officially attained his majority, Robert bought him his first beer. This is a common American rite of passage.
- In the final, affirming piece, "They Tell Me...Now I Know," the girlchild narrator begins menstruation, thus undergoing her rite of passage into womanhood.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA