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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
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: initiation,
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" [syn:
initiation, 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,
initiation]
4: an act that sets in motion some course of events [syn:
trigger, induction, initiation]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
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]
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Thesaurus Results for initiation:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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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Common Misspellings > |
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