Hypertext Webster Gateway: "initiation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
initiation
n 1: a formal entry into a position or office; "his initiation
into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction
into the army" [syn: {induction}, {installation}]
2: starting something for the first time [syn: {founding}, {foundation},
{institution}, {origination}, {creation}, {instauration}]
3: an act that sets in motion some course of events [syn: {trigger},
{induction}]
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