'Initiation' definitions:
Definition of 'initiation'
(from WordNet)
noun
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: initiation, induction, installation]
noun
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" [syn: initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration]
noun
Wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge; "his knowledgeability impressed me"; "his dullness was due to lack of initiation" [syn: knowledgeability, knowledgeableness, initiation]
noun
Definition of 'Initiation'
From: GCIDE
- Initiation \In*i`ti*a"tion\, n. [L. initiatio: cf. F. initiation.] [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Silence is the first thing that is taught us at our initiation into sacred mysteries. --Broome. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'initiation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
Words containing 'Initiation'
- Initial,
- Initialed,
- Initialing,
- Initially,
- Initials,
- Initiate,
- Initiated,
- Initiating,
- Initiative,
- Initiator,
- initialization,
- initialize,
- Initial velocity,
- initial offering,
- initial reserve,
- initial rhyme,
- peace initiative,
- Initiate tenant by courtesy,
- initial public offering,
- revolutionary proletarian initiative nuclei