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Bar Mitzvah

noun

1 bar mitzvah

Judaism An initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility.

Dutch: bar mitswa, bat mitswa
Polish: bar micwa

Roget 998: rite; ceremony, ritual, liturgy, ceremonial; ordinance, observance, function, duty; form, formulary; solemnity, sacrament; incantation ... show more

verb

1 bar mitzvah

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


Moby thesaurus: agape, asperges, aspersion, auricular confession, bas mitzvah, celebration, circumcision, confession, confirmation, high celebration, incense, invocation, invocation of saints, kiss of peace, lesser litany, litany, love feast, lustration, pax, processional ... show more.

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