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initiation

[ ih-nish-ee-ey-shuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

formal admission or acceptance into an organization or club, adult status in one's community or society, etc.
the ceremonies or rites of admission. Compare rite of passage.
the act of initiating.
the fact of being initiated.

initiation

/ ɪˌnɪʃɪˈeɪʃən /

First recorded in 1575–85, initiation is from the Latin word initiātiōn- (stem of initiātiō ). See initiate, -ion

At the same time, initiation and occasional use at a later age does not appear to be harmful.

Pledging, also known as initiation, will now be abolished by Sigma Alpha Epsilon nationally across its 240 chapters.

As a consequence, the initiation of an open and inclusive dialogue focused on negotiating a political settlement is essential.

You pay an initiation fee and a monthly rate in exchange for unlimited use at facilities.

Their initiation is to slay an infant in front of its mother in order to remove any semblance of humanity or emotion.

It was their first venture into this part of the world, and they found the initiation fascinating.

His account of this initiation turns upon two or three points which do not appear in the synopsis of the sixth chapter.

But the peace of Schnbrunn marked the initiation of a policy which dissolved the peace of Tilsit.

The initiation fees of this society are rather extravagant, and the proceeds are devoted principally to the purchase of the bean.

This initiation ceremony, by the way, is of a very extraordinary character.

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