Bat mitzvah
/bɑt ˈmɪtsvə/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A Jewish coming of age ceremony for a girl. Judaism
- 2 (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility wordnet
- 3 A girl who has come of age. Judaism
Verb
- 1 To initiate (someone) in a bat mitzvah ceremony. transitive
"Passing the Congregation Shearith Israel on Central Park West[…], Professor Solanka scurrying through the downpour remembered the newly bat-mitzvahed thirteen-year-old girl he’d glimpsed through the side door, waiting knife in hand for the ceremony of the blessing of the bread."
- 2 confirm in the bat mitzvah ceremony, of girls in the Jewish faith wordnet
Synonyms
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More examples"Passing the Congregation Shearith Israel on Central Park West[…], Professor Solanka scurrying through the downpour remembered the newly bat-mitzvahed thirteen-year-old girl he’d glimpsed through the side door, waiting knife in hand for the ceremony of the blessing of the bread."
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew בַּת מִצְוָה (bát mitsvá, “bat mitzvah, someone who has come of age”).