bar mitzvah
noun/ˌbɑː ˈmɪtsvə/
/ˌbɑːr ˈmɪtsvə/
- a ceremony and celebration for a Jewish boy who has reached the age of 13, at which he accepts the religious responsibilities of an adultTopics Religion and festivalsc2
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- the boy who is celebrating this occasion compare bat mitzvah
Word Originfrom Hebrew bar miṣwāh, literally ‘son of the commandment’.
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