rite de passage
Syllables: rite de pass·ageUK/ˌɹiːt də paˈsɑːʒ/US/ˌɹit də ˌpɑˈsɑʒ/
rite de passage noun: synonym of rite of passage.
Noun
rite de passage (plural rites de passage)
- Synonym of rite of passage.
- it seems that the beginning of the decline of this traditional rite de passage should be traced back to the break effected by the Reformation, though the change also had sociological causes, notably the decline of the tightly knit community in which an individual death created an immediate void.1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 584
- Stravinsky's wistful and brutal “Rite of Spring” has become a rite de passage for choreographers attracted to its rhythmic intricacies.1977 April 5, Don McDonagh, “Ballet: Stravinsky ‘Rite of Spring’”, in The New York Times
- Synonyms:
- rite of passage
Examples of rite de passage in a sentence
- Males hoping for acceptance must undergo a perilous rite de passage.1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:
- An ailment can be a rite de passage, a childhood illness an essential preliminary to entry into adulthood.1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 34:
- On one side, excess is a rite de passage undergone by all "proper" teenagers.2002 January 15, Ros Coward, “The trouble with Harry”, in The Guardian:
- For generations, the foreign exchange trip has been a rite de passage for British teenagers.2008 June 26, Stuart Jeffries, “Vive la différence!”, in The Guardian:
Synonyms of rite de passage
Forms of rite de passage
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Origin of rite de passage
Borrowed from French rite de passage, and attested later than rite of passage. The French term was coined by French ethnographer and folklorist Arnold van Gennep (1873–1957) and popularized in his work Les rites de passage (1909).
Words that rhyme with rite de passage
Questions about rite de passage
- What does rite de passage mean?
- Rite de passage means synonym of rite of passage.
- How do you use rite de passage in a sentence?
- Males hoping for acceptance must undergo a perilous rite de passage.
- What part of speech is rite de passage?
- Rite de passage is a noun.
- How do you pronounce rite de passage?
- Rite de passage is pronounced /ˌɹiːt də paˈsɑːʒ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of rite de passage?
- The plural of rite de passage is rites de passage.
Words near rite de passage in the dictionary
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