RITE OF PASSAGE Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the phrase rite of passage. (close relations)
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| celebration | nounn | |||||
noun • a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event • any joyous diversion • the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual | ||||||
| ceremony | nounn | |||||
noun • a formal event performed on a special occasion • any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way • the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion | ||||||
| custom | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • made according to the specifications of an individual noun • accepted or habitual practice • a specific practice of long standing • money collected under a tariff • habitual patronage | ||||||
| initiation | nounn | |||||
noun • a formal entry into an organization or position or office • the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new • wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge • an act that sets in motion some course of events | ||||||
| milestone | nounn | |||||
noun • stone post at side of a road to show distances • a significant event in your life (or in a project) | ||||||
| ritual | nounn | |||||
adjective • of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals • of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals noun • any customary observance or practice • the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies • stereotyped behavior | ||||||
| tradition | nounn | |||||
noun • an inherited pattern of thought or action • a specific practice of long standing | ||||||
| transition | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the act of passing from one state or place to the next • an event that results in a transformation • a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another • a musical passage moving from one key to another • a passage that connects a topic to one that follows verb • cause to convert or undergo a transition • make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another) | ||||||
