NOUN
- a ritual performed in some cultures at times when an individual changes status (as from adolescence to adulthood)
How To Use rite of passage In A Sentence
- Leading a delegation to China is a rite of passage for any political leader. Times, Sunday Times
- Accepting the badge of a Little Octoberist, a title honoring the October 1917 revolution led by Lenin, was the first rite of passage for every Soviet citizen, to be followed by membership in the Young Pioneers, the Communist Youth League and finally, for some, the Communist Party itself. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
- I think a lot of people who are drawn to witchcraft sometimes will get a tattoo, or mark themselves in some way to denote a rite of passage or an experience.
- { Rite of Passage } M ark Charon found himself in rather a difficult position. WITHOUT REMORSE
- Students from middle-class homes regard university holidays as a rite of passage into adulthood and academics view them as a perk. Times, Sunday Times
- Shiny black patent leather flats with a convertible strap that flipped behind the heel or over the instep were a particularly meaningful rite of passage for me, since it meant that I was allowed to wear 'big girl' shoes, not just little girl Mary Janes. Aspen Daily News Online -
- The stars and crew of Coronation Street have become used to seeing politicians prowling round their place of work, as though a picture on the set of Britain's most venerable soap opera is a political rite of passage.
- This period is undoubtedly exciting, a rite of passage and a time to study a favourite subject, make new friends and have some fun. Times, Sunday Times
- In others, it may include completion of a rite of passage, such as getting buried up to your chin in an ant nest on your thirteenth birthday.
- Swimming through the hole at high tide is a rite of passage. Times, Sunday Times
