initiation
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5.1
- noun
- /ɪˌnɪʃiˈeɪʃən/
:
iniciación
- All are seen by circumcised men of the village after a special initiation ceremony.
- an initiation rite
- an initiation ceremony
- initiation rituals
And you went through that initiation way too early.
- And you went through that initiation way too early.
- And part of the Proud Boys initiation ceremony was we had to promise not to masturbate.
- But but seems to suggest that Jesus was was passing on an Egyptian initiation tradition.
- You have to pass tests and initiations and you also have to swear oaths of loyalty.
- This gets into technical knowledge of temple initiation and temple sciences until you get to the outer boundary with the physical plane.
- And so I think the the gift on the other side of a lot of these, like truly they're initiations.
- And at the time it was either, you know, initiation that was either initiation to and then the follow on, you know, ambush kind of thing.
- And they made their stuff there, like their initiations and their ceremonies and that stuff a little bit, a little bit more, a little bit more drastic.
Examples
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It was a ceremony, an initiation.
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The initiates will receive another name at the outcome of their initiation into the second Do.
Academic text (2008) -
Allow me the honor of the initiation as well.
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What do they do for initiation?
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This is the wildest initiation party of the year.
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Participation in a Great Books program is seen as an initiation rite for a privileged few.
Academic text (1991) -
In the months to come, they will be preparing their initiation into Christian faith by baptism, confirmation, and Eucharist.
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Several days later, he witnessed his first "real" masquerade during a boys' initiation ritual among the Lulua.
Academic text (1993) -
Ritually, this period is devoted largely to yam festivals and male initiation activities.
Academic text (1999) -
The new members participated in a traditional initiation ceremony that included speeches and a welcome dinner.
Synonyms
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2.1
An act of coming into a place or joining an activity
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3.4
Permission to enter a place or organization, often after a decision
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1.3
An act of going into a place or starting to appear
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6.0
An official ceremony to mark the start of a leader's term or the opening of an important place
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2.7
The act of officially joining a course or school by signing up
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4.9
A formal event that welcomes someone into a group or job
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4.1
A ceremony that puts someone into an official job
Antonyms
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word initiation comes from the Latin root init- meaning 'entrance' or 'beginning', the same root as initiate and initial. So an initiation can mean a 'formal entrance' into a group, often marked by a ceremony.