initiation
[noun]
Synonyms: introduction, debut, enrolment, entrance, inauguration, induction, installation, investiture

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Related Words: baptism, institution, introduction

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

i‧ni‧ti‧a‧tion AC /ɪˌnɪʃiˈeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]
[Word Family: verb: initiate; noun: initiation]

1. the process of officially introducing someone into a club or group, or of introducing a young person to adult life, often with a special ceremony:
The club has an initiation ceremony for new members.
initiation rite/ritual
initiation rituals for young boys at puberty
initiation into
rites of initiation into their religion

2. the act of starting something such as an official process, a new plan etc
initiation of
the initiation of criminal proceedings

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

initiation
noun
INITIATION + NOUN ceremony, rite, ritual an initiation ceremony for new members of the organization
PREP. ~ into It was my initiation into the world of high fashion.
PHRASES a ceremony/rite of initiation

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲