About The Word Initiation
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Initiation
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What's The Definition Of Initiation?
[n] an act that sets in motion some course of events
[n] the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new [n] wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge; "his knowledgeability impressed me"; "his dullness was due to lack of initiation" [n] a formal entry into a position or office; "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the army" Synonyms | Synonyms for Initiation: creation | foundation | founding | induction | induction | innovation | installation | instauration | institution | knowledgeability | knowledgeableness | origination | trigger Related Terms | Find terms related to 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 See Also | bar mitzvah | bas mitzvah | bat mitzvah | bath mitzvah | beginning | causation | causing | ceremonial | ceremonial occasion | ceremony | commencement | coronation | enthronement | enthronisation | enthronization | fomentation | inaugural | inauguration | instigation | investiture | observance | start | wisdom | wiseness Initiation In Webster's Dictionary \In*i`ti*a"tion\, n. [L. initiatio: cf. F.
initiation.]
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 coursers of
events.'' --Pope.
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.
Silence is the first thing that is taught us at our
initiation into sacred mysteries. --Broome.
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