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English noun: initiation | |||
| 1. | initiation (event) a formal entry into an organization or position or office | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | induction, installation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bar mitzvah, bas mitzvah, bat mitzvah, bath mitzvah, coronation, enthronement, enthronisation, enthronization, inaugural, inauguration, investiture | ||
| 2. | initiation (act) the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new | ||
| Samples | She looked forward to her initiation as an adult. The foundation of a new scientific society. | ||
| Synonyms | creation, foundation, founding, innovation, instauration, institution, introduction, origination | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beginning, commencement, start | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | authorship, paternity | ||
| 3. | initiation (attribute) wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge | ||
| Samples | His knowledgeability impressed me. His dullness was due to lack of initiation. | ||
| Synonyms | knowledgeability, knowledgeableness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | wisdom, wiseness | ||
| 4. | initiation (act) an act that sets in motion some course of events | ||
| Synonyms | induction, trigger | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | causation, causing | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fomentation, instigation | ||
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