# rite de passage

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɹiːt də paˈsɑːʒ/

## Definitions
1. Synonym of rite of passage.

## Etymology
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).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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