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Noun: bar mitzvah  baa(r) mits-vu
  1. (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility
    "a bar mitzvah is an important social event"
Verb: bar mitzvah  baa(r) mits-vu
  1. Confirm in the bar mitzvah ceremony, of boys in the Jewish faith
    "The rabbi will bar mitzvah the 13-year-old boy"

Type of: covenant, induction, initiation, installation

Encyclopedia: Bar mitzvah