bar mitzvah

Phonetic Respelling: [ bahr mits-vuh or, Ashkenazic Hebrew bahr; Sephardic Hebrew bahrmeets-vah ]

Definition:

n. a Jewish boy who has arrived at the age of religious responsibility; thirteen years the ceremony celebrating this event

Sentence:

The bar mitzvah usually takes place when the boy is thirteen years old.

More example sentences:

The bar mitzvah usually takes place when the boy is thirteen years old.

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Synonyms:

entering adulthood; Jewish ceremony; religious duties

Antonyms:

christening

Bar mitzvah rhymes:

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