initiation
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Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun [edit]
initiation (plural initiations)
- The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced; as, initiation into a society, into business, literature, etc.
- 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.
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Translations [edit]
act of initiating
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form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society
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