Definitions for initiation
ɪˌnɪʃ iˈeɪ ʃənini·ti·a·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.7 / 14 votes

1. initiation, induction, installationnoun

   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"

2. initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instaurationnoun

   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"

3. knowledgeability, knowledgeableness, initiationnoun

   wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge

   "his knowledgeability impressed me"; "his dullness was due to lack of initiation"

4. trigger, induction, initiationnoun

   an act that sets in motion some course of events

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. initiationnoun

   The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced; as, initiation into a society, into business, literature, etc.

2. initiationnoun

   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.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Initiationnoun

   The act of entering of a new comer into any art or state.

   Etymology: initiatio, Lat. from initiate.

   The ground of initiating or entering men into Christian life, is more summarily comprised in the form of baptism, the ceremony of this initiation instituted by Christ. Henry Hammond.

   Silence is the first thing that is taught us at our initiation into sacred mysteries. William Broome, Notes to the Odyssey,.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Initiation

   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. Examples of initiation ceremonies might include Christian baptism or confirmation, Jewish bar or bat mitzvah, acceptance into a fraternal organization, secret society or religious order, or graduation from school or recruit training. A person taking the initiation ceremony in traditional rites, such as those depicted in these pictures, is called an initiate. See also rite of passage.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. initiation

   Initiation refers to the process or action of beginning or introducing something, such as a project, a program, or a phase. In a broader sense, it can also refer to the ceremonial entrance or acceptance into an organization or a group. It is a preliminary step that marks the beginning of an event, task, activity, or period.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Initiationnoun

   the act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced; as, initiation into a society, into business, literature, etc

2. Initiationnoun

   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

3. Etymology: [L. initiatio: cf. F. initiation.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Initiation

   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. Examples of initiation ceremonies might include Hindu diksha, Christian baptism or confirmation, Jewish bar or bat mitzvah, acceptance into a fraternal organization, secret society or religious order, or graduation from school or recruit training. A person taking the initiation ceremony in traditional rites, such as those depicted in these pictures, is called an initiate.

Matched Categories

1. • Causing
   • Ceremony
   • Wisdom

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How to pronounce initiation?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say initiation in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of initiation in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of initiation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of initiation in a Sentence

1. North Europe.Tobacco:

   In girls from West Europe -- Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland -- the rate of smoking initiation in young adolescents reached the rate observed in late adolescents, age 16 to 20, around year 2005, although for the latter group the rate was declining.

2. Joe Buchman:

   Where the two old parties offer fear, mutual slander and individual self-destruction, Libertarians share our commitment to rigorous financial integrity, peaceful social acceptance and individual personal liberty, now is the time to vote out of love for the principles you know to be true : free agency, self-ownership, non-initiation of aggression and not in reaction to what you fear.

3. Julie Quist:

   The Institute for Research and Evaluation conducted a comprehensive study on the effectiveness of programs such as this, out of 60 school-based studies, no credible evidence of effectiveness was found for sustained reductions in teen pregnancy or STDs. There was no evidence of effectiveness for increasing consistent condom use. Failure rates included 88% failure to delay teen sexual initiation and 94% failure to reduce unprotected sex. 12% of these programs found significant negative effects on adolescent sexual health and/or risk behavior.

4. Leonard Bernstein:

   It was an initiation into the love of learning, of learning how to learn, that was revealed to me by my BLS masters as a matter of interdisciplinary cognition-that is, learning to know something by its relation to something else.

5. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit:

   Education is not merely a means for earning a living or an instrument for the acquisition of wealth. "It is an initiation into life of spirit, a training of the human soul in the pursuit of truth and the practice of virtue.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=initiation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Initiation
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=initiation
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initiation
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/initiation
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=initiation
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=initiation