bat mitzvah

1. 1.

   (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility

   Synonymsbath mitzvahbas mitzvah

   Broaderinitiation

   Judaism

1. 1.

   confirm in the bat mitzvah ceremony, of girls in the Jewish faith

   Broadercovenant

Questions about bat mitzvah

What does bat mitzvah mean?

bat mitzvah means "(Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for bat mitzvah?

Close synonyms include bath mitzvah, bas mitzvah. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bat mitzvah a common word?

bat mitzvah is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.