initiation

English

Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle French initiation, from Latin initiātiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪ.nɪ.ʃi.ˈeɪ.ʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

initiation (countable and uncountable, plural initiations)

1. The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced

   initiation into a society

   initiation into business

   initiation into literature

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.
3. (chemistry) The first step of transcription or of transduction.

Synonyms

• (act of initiating): beginning, start

Antonyms

• (act of initiating): conclusion, end

Related terms

• initial
• initiate
• initiationism

Translations

act of initiating

• Bulgarian: начало (bg) n (načalo), започване (bg) n (započvane)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 开始 (zh) (kāishǐ), 发起 (zh) (fāqǐ)

• Esperanto: iniciato
• Finnish: johdatus (fi), alullepano
• French: initiation (fr) f
• Galician: iniciación (gl) f
• Georgian: წამოწყება (c̣amoc̣q̇eba)
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• German: Initiation (de) f, Initiierung (de) f
• Hebrew: חניכה (he) (h'anikha)
• Italian: inizio (it) m
• Japanese: 開始 (ja) (kaishi), 着手 (ja) (chaukushu), 始まり (ja) (hajimari)
• Portuguese: iniciação (pt) f
• Spanish: inicio (es) m

form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society

• Bulgarian: въвеждане (bg) (vǎveždane)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 入会仪式

• Finnish: jäseneksi ottaminen, jäseneksi vihkiminen
• French: initiation (fr) f
• Greek: μύηση (el) f (mýisi)
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• Hebrew: טקס חניכה m (tekes h'anikha)
• Hungarian: beavatás (hu)
• Italian: iniziazione (it) f
• Portuguese: iniciação (pt) f
• Spanish: iniciación (es) f

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French

Etymology

From Middle French initiation, borrowed from Latin initiātiō, initiātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.ni.sja.sjɔ̃/

• Audio:

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Noun

initiation f (plural initiations)

1. initiation

Related terms

• initier