Definition of rite de passage in English:
rite de passage
nounPlural rites de passage ˌriːt də paˈsɑːʒ
another term for rite of passage (see rite)
Example sentencesExamples
- Marriage ceremonies are after all the classic rite de passage.
- The death of a real person is not a spectacle but a rite de passage, an event, perhaps THE event.
- All the rites de passage, birth, puberty, marriage, and death gave occasion for liturgical celebration, in which divine protection was surely invoked.
- Field research abroad for an extended period is still an obligatory rite de passage for all its practitioners.