• [Prescribed] forms of [ceremony] used to mark and celebrate significant events [in the life] stages of an individual; birth, puberty, marriage, ordination of a special role, death, etc.


    Rites of passage meaning & definition 1 of Rites of passage.


  • A ritual or ceremony signifying an event in a persons life [indicative] of a transition from one stage to another, as from [adolescence] to [adulthood].

    Rites of passage meaning & definition 2 of Rites of passage.


  • an official ceremony or informal activity that marks an important stage or occasion in a persons life, especially becoming an adult

    Rites of passage meaning & definition 3 of Rites of passage.

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