Bat Mitzvah Definition

bätmitsvə; Heb bätmitsvä

bat-mitzvah, bat mitzvahs

noun

A Jewish girl of 12 or 13 years of age, considered an adult and responsible for observing religious law.

American Heritage

A Jewish girl who has arrived at the age of religious responsibility, usually 13 years.

Webster's New World

The ceremony that recognizes a girl as a bat mitzvah.

American Heritage

The ceremony celebrating this event, with its attendant festivities.

Webster's New World

(Judaism) A Jewish coming of age ceremony for a girl.

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Synonyms:

verb

To recognize as a bat mitzvah.

American Heritage

To confirm (a girl) as a bat mitzvah.

Webster's New World

To initiate someone in a bat mitzvah ceremony.

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Other Word Forms of Bat Mitzvah

Singular:

bat mitzvah

Plural:

bat mitzvahs, b'not mitzvah

Hebrew bat miṭwâ bat daughter bn in Semitic roots miṭwâ commandment mitzvah

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Hebrew בַּת מִצְוָה (bát mitsvá, “bat mitzvah, someone who has come of age”)

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