Initiation \In*i`ti*a"tion\, n. [L. initiatio: cf. F.
initiation.]
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1. The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated
or introduced; as, initiation into a society, into
business, literature, etc. "The initiation of courses of
events." --Pope.
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2. The form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into
any society; mode of entrance into an organized body;
especially, the rite of admission into a secret society or
order.
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Silence is the first thing that is taught us at our
initiation into sacred mysteries. --Broome.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
initiation
n 1: a formal entry into an organization or position or office;
"his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to
report for induction into the army"; "he gave a speech
as part of his installation into the hall of fame" [syn:
induction, installation]
2: the act of starting something for the first time;
introducing something new; "she looked forward to her
initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new
scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern
introduction" [syn: founding, foundation, institution,
origination, creation, innovation, introduction,
instauration]
3: wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge; "his
knowledgeability impressed me"; "his dullness was due to
lack of initiation" [syn: knowledgeability, knowledgeableness]
4: an act that sets in motion some course of events [syn: trigger,
induction]
WordNet (r) 2.0
87 Moby Thesaurus words for "initiation":
abecedarium, abecedary, acceptance, admission, admittance,
anchorage, and arithmetic, baccalaureate service, baptism,
beginning, celebration, ceremonial, ceremony, colonization,
coming out, commencement, convocation, curtain raiser, debut,
elementary education, elements, embarkation, embarkment,
empty formality, enlistment, enrollment, entrance, establishment,
exercise, exercises, first appearance, first steps, fixation,
floating, flotation, formal, formality, foundation, function,
graduation, graduation exercises, hornbook, immission, inaugural,
inaugural address, inauguration, inception, induction,
installation, installment, instatement, institution, introduction,
intromission, investiture, launching, liturgy, lodgment,
maiden speech, mooring, mummery, observance, office, opener,
ordination, origination, peopling, performance, plantation,
population, preliminary, primer, propaedeutic, reading,
religious ceremony, rite, rite de passage, rite of passage, ritual,
rudiments, service, settlement, settling, solemnity, solemnization,
unveiling, writing
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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