rite de passage

plural rites de passage

1. Synonym of rite of passage.First known use early 20th c.

   Males hoping for acceptance must undergo a perilous rite de passage.

   1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae

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   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

   Our Fifth Congress, “A Time for Action” was indeed a rite de passage, a coming of age, for adolescent health, acknowledging that this is an important international issue, a universal and long-neglected cause.

   1992 July, David Bennett, “Editorial: Adolescent Health—A Time for Action”, in Journal of Adolescent Health, volume 13, number 5, New York, N.Y.: Elsevier Science Publishing Co., →DOI, →ISSN, page 340

   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

   Parents operate in a culture where views on teenagers and substances are hopelessly polarised. 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

   Synonyms: rite of passage