(a) rite of passage

(a) rite of passage
an activity or ceremony that shows that someone has reached an important new stage in their life, especially the start of their adult life.

There's an element of danger to most adolescent rites of passage, whether they be driving, sex, alcohol or drugs.


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  • Rite of passage (disambiguation) — Rite of passage may refer to:*Rite of passage, a ritual that marks a change in a person s social or sexual statusin music *Rites of Passage (album), the third studio album by the Indigo Girls *Rites of Passage (Hodgson album), an album by Roger… …   Wikipedia

  • Rite of Passage (Stargate SG-1) — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Rite of Passage Episodio de Stargate SG 1 Archivo:Rite of Passage.jpg Título Rito de Iniciación Episodio nº Temporada 5 Episodio 6 …   Wikipedia Español

  • Rite of Passage — Rite/s of passage (englisch Erwachsenwerden, Übergangsritual/e) bezeichnet: Filmwelt: Rites of Passage (Kurzfilm), Kurzfilm von Richard Stanley (1983) Rites of Passage (Thriller), US Thriller von Victor Salva (1999) Literatur: Rite of… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Rite de passage (roman) — Rite de passage (titre original : Rite of Passage) est un roman de Alexei Panshin publié en 1968. Cet ouvrage fut nommé pour le prix Hugo du meilleur roman en 1969 et reçut le prix Nebula du meilleur roman en 1968. L histoire est racontée… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • rite of passage — [rēt də pä sȧzh′] n. 1. a ceremony, often religious, marking a significant transition in a person s life, as birth, puberty, marriage, or death 2. an event, achievement, etc. in a person s life regarded as having great significance: Also [Fr.]… …   English World dictionary

  • rite of passage — ► rite of passage a ceremony or event, e.g. marriage, marking an important stage in someone s life. Main Entry: ↑rite …   English terms dictionary

  • rite of passage — (plural ,rites of passage) noun count a ceremony or event that marks an important stage in someone s life, for example, becoming an adult …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • rite of passage — 1. Anthropol. a ceremony performed to facilitate or mark a person s change of status upon any of several highly important occasions, as at the onset of puberty or upon entry into marriage or into a clan. 2. any important act or event that serves… …   Universalium

  • rite of passage — noun a ritual performed in some cultures at times when an individual changes status (as from adolescence to adulthood) • Hypernyms: ↑ritual, ↑rite * * * : a ritualistic procedure associated with a nonperiodic crisis or a transitional change of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Rite of passage — A rite of passage is a ritual that marks a change in a person s social or sexual status. Rites of passage are often ceremonies surrounding events such as childbirth, menarche or other milestones within puberty, coming of age, marriage, weddings,… …   Wikipedia

  • Rite de passage — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Rite (homonymie). Initiation rituelle au Malawi, chez l ethnie Yao. Un rite de passage (ou …   Wikipédia en Français

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