Meaning of INITIATION
| Pronunciation: | | i`nishee'eyshun
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | creation, foundation, founding, induction, induction, innovation, installation, instauration, institution, knowledgeability, knowledgeableness, origination, trigger |
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| | 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 | |
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| | Definition: | | Initiation
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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