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initiation Definition

ini·tia·tion (i nis̸h′ē ā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. an initiating or being initiated
  2. the ceremony by which a person is initiated into a fraternity, club, etc.

Etymology: L initiatio

initiation Synonyms

initiation

n.

  1. Initial experiences

    first trials, early adventures, grounding, process of learning, elementary steps, start, beginning, preliminaries; see also introduction 3.

  2. Formal introduction

    investment, induction, indoctrination, hazing; see admission 2, introduction 1.

initiation Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • inhibit: Grapes contain resveratrol, found to inhibit cancer initiation, promotion and progression.
  • undergo: Catherine Jones, the protagonist of Second Skin, undergoes a similar initiation.

Adjective modifier

  • shamanic: Facilitates shamanic initiation into transpersonal realms of the psyche.

Preposition: into

  • mystery: As a woman she had to undergo a " blood " initiation into a sexual mystery.

Modifies a noun

  • rite: The war provided an initiation rite for young men.
  • codon: The coding region begins with the initiation codon, which is normally ATG.
  • ceremony: My initiation ceremony for new staff involves setting fire to my best pair.
  • ritual: I was afraid there would be some strange initiation ritual I would have to endure.
  • fee: FEES: Beginning January 1, 1996, all VUCC applicants will be charged an initiation fee of $ 10.00.
  • protocol: Session Initiation Protocol The session initiation protocol, SIP, became an IETF proposed standard in March 1999.

Noun used with modifier

  • transcription: The control of expression of many genes in eukaryotes occurs at the level of transcription initiation.
  • crack: The use of the technique in the study of fatigue crack initiation and growth in ductile cast irons will also be given.
  • fatigue: The sulfur caused microstructural changes and the presence of sulfide particles, which acted as preferential fatigue initiation sites.
  • insulin: Ideally you would be a first level nurse with diabetes experience confident in insulin initiation.
  • ritual: Readers will recognize that some of the lectures are far too long to form part of a ritual initiation.
  • translation: Leucine regulates translation initiation of protein synthesis in skeletal muscle after exercise.

Preposition: of

  • replication: These structures are essential for the initiation of genome replication.
  • therapy: Follow up time was censored at time of event, death, last follow up visit or 12 months since initiation of therapy.
  • proceeding: Initiation of either prosecution proceedings against the company or the issue of a formal caution for a criminal offense.
initiation Quotes

Deep, unspeakable suffering may well be called a baptism, a regeneration, the initiation into a new state.

—Eliot, George pseudonym of  MaryAnn Evans