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rite of passage

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  • nounritual performed for change of status
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Synonyms for rite of passage

noun ritual performed for change of status
  • baptism
  • circumcision
  • initiation
  • initiation rite
  • initiatory rite
  • rite de passage

More words related to rite of passage

baptism

noun. church rite; initiation
  • ablution
  • baptismal
  • christening
  • debut
  • dedication
  • dunking
  • immersion
  • introduction
  • launching
  • lustration
  • purgation
  • purge
  • purification
  • rite of passage
  • ritual
  • sanctification
  • sprinkling

baptism of fire

noun. trying experience
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