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Initiation - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Initiation : (noun)
1: 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" [syn:
induction, installation]
2: 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"; "he regards the fork as a modern
introduction" [syn: founding, foundation, institution,
origination, creation, innovation, introduction,
instauration]
3: wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge; "his
knowledgeability impressed me"; "his dullness was due to
lack of initiation" [syn: knowledgeability, knowledgeableness]
4: an act that sets in motion some course of events [syn: trigger,
induction]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Initiation : \In*i`ti*a"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. ``The initiation of coursers of
events.'' --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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Initiation |
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inkedbunny: RT @tabithajames: @TheMandingoClub Why is me and my tattooed pussy not a part of your Initiation process?!//do u have a tatt there? Really?! |
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rockkrr: RT @RandallGrahm: Thanks to @VickyWine for recounting her Initiation @terroirNY A song of experience http://bit.ly/5hdNnX |
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isalialatas: 20-Dec Singapore Race 5 Results: RACE 5: 4YO ONLY & HV NOT WON IN 2YRS PRIOR TO NOMINATN Initiation (4YO) (WEIG.. http://bit.ly/7chi05 |
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