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Definition of initiation in English: initiationnoun ɪˌnɪʃɪˈeɪʃnɪˌnɪʃiˈeɪʃ(ə)n mass noun1The action of admitting someone into a secret or obscure society or group, typically with a ritual. as modifier an initiation ceremony Example sentencesExamples - Those of you who are in/have been in organized groups which practice initiation ceremonies - how was the experience?
- I entered into what I consider to be one of the most serious oaths in my life on the night of my first initiation.
- On display are two costumes for members of the Order of the Holy Spirit: one for the initiation ceremony, the other for the annual ceremonies.
- In the olden days when it was the time for initiation your father or brothers would prepare you mentally and otherwise.
- Thus there could be no diminution of the Doctrine, nor of initiation, nor of priestly succession through reincarnation, nor of the practice of religion.
- As a person passes through each initiation in the tradition, this knowledge deepens and their abilities and responsibilities grow accordingly.
- Somehow it seems strangely appropriate that this essay is due at about the same time that I am receiving my initiation into the Coven that I work with.
- The actual initiation begins with the herbal bath.
- Initiations were held during an annual Grand Medicine Dance in the spring or early fall and lasted from one to five days.
- He urged the society to enhance its initiation ceremonies.
- If initiation practices do come to light, a school governing body has to take action to prevent this from happening again.
- Masks take on spiritual meaning after initiation, when children begin to learn the secret language associated with them.
- Of the murders, she said, "I truthfully believe this was an initiation to be in this cult."
- He said if the local chief, and not the health department, were allowed to allocate the initiation site, there would be fewer illegal surgeons and schools.
- The Makonde are world-famous for their woodcarvings, of both human figures for family worship and masks for initiation ceremonies.
- Harry's first test is an initiation rite intended to reveal Harry's primary characteristics and place him with others of his ilk.
- It was also the occasion for young men's initiation rites.
- I stayed up for 24 hours after the initiations, which took all day, then crashed and slept till 7PM.
- Those whom the Goddess rejected as unworthy died in the initiation, accursed and doomed.
- So we seek a fuller understanding of Baptism as initiation into a community of faith.
Synonyms beginning, starting, commencement institution, inauguration, launch, opening, instigation, actuation, origination, devising, inception establishment, setting up informal kick-off induction, introduction, admission, admittance, installation, incorporation, ordination, investiture, investment, enlistment, enrolment, recruitment baptism - 1.1 The introduction of someone to a particular activity or skill.
his initiation into the world of martial arts Example sentencesExamples - Similar to the findings of Small and Luster, factors from each system emerged as significant predictors of age at sexual initiation.
- To illustrate, the heavy consumption of tobacco use in West Virginia, along with early initiation, clearly has an impact on the state's health care costs.
- In Peru, access to condoms is limited and sexual initiation begins early.
Synonyms induction, introduction, admission, admittance, installation, incorporation, ordination, investiture, investment, enlistment, enrolment, recruitment
2The action of beginning something. the initiation of criminal proceedings Example sentencesExamples - On this view, the Commission represents the general interest and has the monopoly over legislative initiation.
- There was advance intelligence that something big would happen the evening before the initiation of the Tet Offensive.
- In a descriptive study, they examined the causes that patients and nurses gave for the initiation of restraint and seclusion.
- The initiation of a review is the responsibility of the administrator's supervisor, who shall tailor the review to the unique aspects of the position.
- The rosacea lesions had completely cleared within three weeks of abrupt withdrawal of the topical steroid and initiation of antibiotic therapy in 22 percent of the children.
- Moreover, a law is to be enacted for the initiation of criminal procedures against governors and their removal from office.
- The associations between birth weight, initiation of breast feeding, and paternal occupation were not confounded by each other.
- The most recent development in academic programs has been the initiation of the PhD-granting program in Rehabilitation Sciences.
- The most important of these would be the initiation of a survey to examine the deepening of the harbour channel to a depth five metres below low tide level.
- Stimulation of any of these receptors results in the initiation of a nerve impulse that travels to the central nervous system.
- The other two internalizing variables, somatic complaints and withdrawal, were not significantly associated with initiation of substance use.
- In my judgment the phrase should be construed as extending to and embracing such a step, and not limited to the initiation of proceedings in an ordinary court of law.
- In such cases, the government is simply doing its entirely proper, strictly limited job of protecting individual rights from the initiation of physical force.
- Can we find ways of streamlining the initiation of trials without compromising patient safety?
- Least of all would it be permissible for this Court to intervene in respect of the initiation of proceedings by a House of Parliament against a federal judge.
- With the substantial number of patients at risk for complications of sleep-disordered breathing increasing, access and "streamlining" initiation of treatment would clearly be advantageous.
- The resource layer contains protocols that exploit communication and authentication protocols to enable the secure initiation, monitoring, and control of resource-sharing operations.
- Each school principal attended a two-day symposium at the initiation of the project and continued to attend yearly follow up sessions.
- Consequently the products of such genes can be considered as involved in the symbiosis initiation.
- The tests should be performed before initiation of therapy, every 12 weeks for the first year and then every six months.
Synonyms introduce, admit, let, induct, install, instate, incorporate, ordain, invest, enlist, enrol, recruit, sign up, swear in convert
Definition of initiation in US English: initiationnounɪˌnɪʃiˈeɪʃ(ə)niˌniSHēˈāSH(ə)n 1The action of admitting someone into a secret or obscure society or group, typically with a ritual. as modifier an initiation ceremony Example sentencesExamples - He urged the society to enhance its initiation ceremonies.
- Those whom the Goddess rejected as unworthy died in the initiation, accursed and doomed.
- I stayed up for 24 hours after the initiations, which took all day, then crashed and slept till 7PM.
- Somehow it seems strangely appropriate that this essay is due at about the same time that I am receiving my initiation into the Coven that I work with.
- If initiation practices do come to light, a school governing body has to take action to prevent this from happening again.
- Those of you who are in/have been in organized groups which practice initiation ceremonies - how was the experience?
- The Makonde are world-famous for their woodcarvings, of both human figures for family worship and masks for initiation ceremonies.
- I entered into what I consider to be one of the most serious oaths in my life on the night of my first initiation.
- So we seek a fuller understanding of Baptism as initiation into a community of faith.
- Masks take on spiritual meaning after initiation, when children begin to learn the secret language associated with them.
- On display are two costumes for members of the Order of the Holy Spirit: one for the initiation ceremony, the other for the annual ceremonies.
- It was also the occasion for young men's initiation rites.
- The actual initiation begins with the herbal bath.
- Thus there could be no diminution of the Doctrine, nor of initiation, nor of priestly succession through reincarnation, nor of the practice of religion.
- He said if the local chief, and not the health department, were allowed to allocate the initiation site, there would be fewer illegal surgeons and schools.
- Initiations were held during an annual Grand Medicine Dance in the spring or early fall and lasted from one to five days.
- In the olden days when it was the time for initiation your father or brothers would prepare you mentally and otherwise.
- As a person passes through each initiation in the tradition, this knowledge deepens and their abilities and responsibilities grow accordingly.
- Harry's first test is an initiation rite intended to reveal Harry's primary characteristics and place him with others of his ilk.
- Of the murders, she said, "I truthfully believe this was an initiation to be in this cult."
Synonyms beginning, starting, commencement induction, introduction, admission, admittance, installation, incorporation, ordination, investiture, investment, enlistment, enrolment, recruitment - 1.1 The introduction of someone to a particular activity or skill.
his initiation into the world of martial arts Example sentencesExamples - To illustrate, the heavy consumption of tobacco use in West Virginia, along with early initiation, clearly has an impact on the state's health care costs.
- In Peru, access to condoms is limited and sexual initiation begins early.
- Similar to the findings of Small and Luster, factors from each system emerged as significant predictors of age at sexual initiation.
Synonyms induction, introduction, admission, admittance, installation, incorporation, ordination, investiture, investment, enlistment, enrolment, recruitment
2The action of beginning something. the initiation of criminal proceedings Example sentencesExamples - On this view, the Commission represents the general interest and has the monopoly over legislative initiation.
- In a descriptive study, they examined the causes that patients and nurses gave for the initiation of restraint and seclusion.
- Consequently the products of such genes can be considered as involved in the symbiosis initiation.
- The associations between birth weight, initiation of breast feeding, and paternal occupation were not confounded by each other.
- In my judgment the phrase should be construed as extending to and embracing such a step, and not limited to the initiation of proceedings in an ordinary court of law.
- The resource layer contains protocols that exploit communication and authentication protocols to enable the secure initiation, monitoring, and control of resource-sharing operations.
- The most recent development in academic programs has been the initiation of the PhD-granting program in Rehabilitation Sciences.
- Moreover, a law is to be enacted for the initiation of criminal procedures against governors and their removal from office.
- With the substantial number of patients at risk for complications of sleep-disordered breathing increasing, access and "streamlining" initiation of treatment would clearly be advantageous.
- The initiation of a review is the responsibility of the administrator's supervisor, who shall tailor the review to the unique aspects of the position.
- Each school principal attended a two-day symposium at the initiation of the project and continued to attend yearly follow up sessions.
- The tests should be performed before initiation of therapy, every 12 weeks for the first year and then every six months.
- Can we find ways of streamlining the initiation of trials without compromising patient safety?
- In such cases, the government is simply doing its entirely proper, strictly limited job of protecting individual rights from the initiation of physical force.
- The other two internalizing variables, somatic complaints and withdrawal, were not significantly associated with initiation of substance use.
- There was advance intelligence that something big would happen the evening before the initiation of the Tet Offensive.
- Stimulation of any of these receptors results in the initiation of a nerve impulse that travels to the central nervous system.
- The most important of these would be the initiation of a survey to examine the deepening of the harbour channel to a depth five metres below low tide level.
- The rosacea lesions had completely cleared within three weeks of abrupt withdrawal of the topical steroid and initiation of antibiotic therapy in 22 percent of the children.
- Least of all would it be permissible for this Court to intervene in respect of the initiation of proceedings by a House of Parliament against a federal judge.
Synonyms introduce, admit, let, induct, install, instate, incorporate, ordain, invest, enlist, enrol, recruit, sign up, swear in
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