initiation
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iˈeɪ noun
1.
formal admission or acceptance into an organization or club, adult status in one's community or society, etc.
2.
the ceremonies or rites of admission. Compare rite of passage.
3.
the act of initiating.
4.
the fact of being initiated.
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| —n | |
| 1. | the act of initiating or the condition of being initiated |
| 2. | the often secret ceremony initiating new members into an organization |
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Word Origin & History
initiation
1580s, from L. initiationem (nom. initiatio) "participation in secret rites," from initiatus, pp. of initiare "originate, initiate," from initium (see initial).
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Medical Dictionary
initiation in·i·ti·a·tion (ĭ-nĭsh'ē-ā'shən)
n.
The act or an instance of initiating.
The condition of being initiated.
The first stage of tumor induction by a carcinogen in which cells are altered so that they are likely to form a tumor upon subsequent exposure to a promoting agent.
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Example sentences
Regardless of who were to prevail the risks are too great to justify the initiation of such an adventure.
It was used in boys' initiation rites to dramatize the notions of fertility and childbirth.
These variables influence spike initiation and weight adjustment.
Country club initiation fees tend to be one of those closely held secrets that rarely see the public light.
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