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    BAR MITZVAH

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    Example:

    a bar mitzvah is an important social event

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting natural events

    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)

     II. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    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)

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