BAR MITZVAH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bar mitzvah mean? 

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

1. (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility

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

• BAR MITZVAH (verb)
  The verb BAR MITZVAH has 1 sense:

1. confirm in the bar mitzvah ceremony, of boys in the Jewish faith

  Familiarity information: BAR MITZVAH used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BAR MITZVAH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Context example:

a bar mitzvah is an important social event

Hypernyms ("bar 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)

Derivation:

bar mitzvah (confirm in the bar mitzvah ceremony, of boys in the Jewish faith)

• BAR MITZVAH (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Confirm in the bar mitzvah ceremony, of boys in the Jewish faith

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "bar mitzvah" is one way to...):

covenant (enter into a covenant)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

bar mitzvah ((Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility)