initiation

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

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initiation (plural initiations)

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

[edit] Related terms

• initial
• initiate
• initiationism

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