English noun: bar mitzvah | |||
| 1. | bar mitzvah (event) (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility | ||
| Samples | A bar mitzvah is an important social event. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | induction, initiation, installation | ||
| Domain category | Judaism | ||
English verb: bar mitzvah | |||
| 1. | bar mitzvah (social) confirm in the bar mitzvah ceremony, of boys in the Jewish faith | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | covenant | ||