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Definition of Bat mitzvah
1. Verb. Confirm in the bat mitzvah ceremony, of girls in the Jewish faith.
2. Noun. (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility.
Category relationships: Judaism
Generic synonyms: Induction, Initiation, Installation
Definition of Bat mitzvah
1. Noun. (Judaism) A Jewish coming of age ceremony for a girl. ¹
2. Noun. (Judaism) Someone who has come of age. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To initiate someone in a bat mitzvah ceremony ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bat Mitzvah
Literary usage of Bat mitzvah
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Prophets and Profits: Managerialism and the Restructuring of Jewish Schools by Chaya Herman (2006)
"We [the schools] will continue to offer a Bat-Mitzvah programme. • Several
congregations have indicated that they are willing to accommodate pupils from ..."
2. Erased in a Moment: Suicide Bombing Attacks Against Israeli Civilians by Joe Stork (2002)
"... been responsible for such "qualitative and successful activities," as the
shooting attack on a bat mitzvah celebration in Hadera on January 17, 2002. ..."
3. The Jewish Travel Guide by Betsy Sheldon (2001)
"Bar/bat mitzvah. The status of a boy or girl upon reaching the age of 13 (in
traditional communites, the age is 12 for girls), when he or she is recognized ..."
4. Much Bigger Than Grownups: Chronicles of a Native South Africanby Shelley Wood Gauld by Shelley Wood Gauld (2006)
"... bat mitzvah: literally "Daughter of the Covenant"; the female equivalent of
a Jewish boy's "Bar Mitzvah" ..."
5. Return to the Fountainhead of the Faith: Explore World Ideologies, Church ...by Shelley Wood Gauld by Shelley Wood Gauld (2007)
"... ww shesh (or Vav) SH/SH kippah (Yiddish: yarmulka) AH / P /1 / K Shlomoh Bayit
Rishon ben (or bar) Ben David bar mitzvah (bat mitzvah) aviv Magen-David ..."
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