Initiation Definition

ĭ-nĭshē-āshən
noun
The act or process of initiating something.
American Heritage
An initiating or being initiated.
Webster's New World
The ceremony or conventions by which a person is initiated into a fraternity, club, etc.
Webster's New World
The condition of being initiated.
American Heritage
A ceremony, ritual, test, or period of instruction with which a new member is admitted to an organization or office or to knowledge.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Initiation

Noun

Singular:
initiation
Plural:
initiations

Origin of Initiation

  • From Middle French initiation, from Latin initiatio

    From Wiktionary

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