bar mitzvah

Definition of Bar Mitzvah in English :

1. bar mitzvah

(Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility

Example Sentences:
'a bar mitzvah is an important social event'

2. bar mitzvah

confirm in the bar mitzvah ceremony, of boys in the Jewish faith

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bar Mitzvah

adjective

1.

(of a Jewish boy) having assumed full religious obligations, being at least thirteen years of age

noun

2.

the occasion, ceremony, or celebration of that event

3.

the boy himself on that day

1.

a Jewish boy who has arrived at the age of religious responsibility, thirteen years

2. US

the ceremony celebrating this event

Word forms: ˈbar mitzvahed, ˈbar mitzvahing [also B- M-]

3.

to confirm (a boy) as a bar mitzvah

n.

1. A Jewish male of at least 13 years of age, considered an adult and responsible for observing religious law.

2. The ceremony to recognize a boy as a bar mitzvah.

tr.v. bar mitz·vahed, bar mitz·vah·ing, bar mitz·vahs or bar miz·vahed or bar miz·vah·ing or bar miz·vahs

To recognize as a bar mitzvah.