initiation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: initiation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for initiation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
initiation n a formal entry into an organization or position or office; "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the army"; "he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame" Synonym(s): initiation, induction, installation the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society" Synonym(s): initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge; "his knowledgeability impressed me"; "his dullness was due to lack of initiation" Synonym(s): knowledgeability, knowledgeableness, initiation an act that sets in motion some course of events Synonym(s): trigger, induction, initiation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Initiation \Ini`tia"tion\, n. [L. initiatio: cf. F. initiation.] 1. The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced; as, initiation into a society, into business, literature, etc. [bd]The initiation of coursers of events.[b8] --Pope. 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. Silence is the first thing that is taught us at our initiation into sacred mysteries. --Broome.