What is the meaning of bar mitzvah?

noun

  • Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility. (
    • usage: "a bar mitzvah is an important social event"

verb

  • Confirm in the bar mitzvah ceremony, of boys in the Jewish faith. .
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