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- DictionaryIn·i·ti·a·tion/iˌniSHēˈāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the action of admitting someone into a secret or obscure society or group, typically with a ritual: "rituals of initiation"
- 2. the action of beginning something: "the initiation of criminal proceedings"
1. a. : the act or an instance of initiating. b. : the process of being initiated. c. : the rites, ceremonies, ordeals, or instructions with which one is made a member of a sect or society or is invested with a particular function or status. 2. : the condition of being initiated into some experience or sphere of activity : knowledgeableness.
an occasion when someone is first introduced to an activity or skill: initiation into My initiation into the mysteries of home brewing was not a success. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of initiation from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) initiation | American Dictionary.
Initiation definition: formal admission or acceptance into an organization or club, adult status in one's community or society, etc.. See examples of INITIATION used in a sentence.
initiation noun (START) Add to word list. Add to word list. [ U ] formal. an occasion when something starts: Lawyers for the couple have announced the initiation of divorce proceedings. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Beginnings and starts. a baptism of/by fire idiom.
the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new. “she looked forward to her initiation as an adult” synonyms: creation, foundation, founding, innovation, instauration, institution, introduction, origination. see more. noun. an act that sets in motion some course of events. synonyms: induction, trigger. see more. noun.
Initiation is a rite of passage marking entrance or acceptance into a group or society. It could also be a formal admission to adulthood in a community or one of its formal components. In an extended sense, it can also signify a transformation in which the initiate is 'reborn' into a new role.
initiation. the act of somebody becoming a member of a group, often with a special ceremony; the act of introducing somebody to an activity or skill. There was an established initiation ceremony for new boys. The gym charges an initiation fee of $125.
