rumspringa
Definitions
A period of adolescence for some members of the Amish that begins around the age of 14–16 and ends when a youth chooses baptism within the Amish church or instead leaves the community.
US, countable, uncountable
Examples
“At stake for the Amish community in the rumspringa process⟳ is nothing less than the survival of their sect and way of life. For if the unbaptized children who venture into the world at sixteen do not later return⟳ to the fold⟳ in sufficient numbers, the sect will dwindle and die⟳ out.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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