initiation
11Initiation — Pour les articles homonymes, voir initiation (homonymie) et initiation chrétienne. Rituel d’initiation dans le Zoroastrisme Initiation (lat, initiatio, init …
12Initiation — otherusesInitiation is a rite of passage ceremony marking entrance or acceptance into a group or society. It could also be a formal admission to adulthood in a community or one of its formal components. In an extended sense it can also signify a… …
13Initiation — Einweihung; Aufnahme * * * In|i|ti|a|ti|on 〈[ tsja ] f. 20〉 1. Einweihung 2. Aufnahme in einen Geheimbund 3. 〈bei traditionellen Völkern〉 bei Eintritt in die Pubertät erfolgende feierl. Aufnahme der Jungen, bei manchen Völkern auch der Mädchen,… …
14initiation — i|ni|ti|a|tion [ıˌnıʃiˈeıʃən] n [U and C] 1.) the process of officially introducing someone into a club or group, or of introducing a young person to adult life, often with a special ceremony ▪ The club has an initiation ceremony for new members …
15initiation — [[t]ɪnɪ̱ʃie͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] initiations 1) N UNCOUNT: usu the N of n The initiation of something is the starting of it. They announced the initiation of a rural development programme... There was a year between initiation and completion. 2) N VAR:… …
16initiation — UK [ɪˌnɪʃɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms initiation : singular initiation plural initiations 1) [countable/uncountable] a process or ceremony in which someone becomes a member of an organization or group a secret initiation initiation… …
17initiation — noun INITIATION + NOUN ▪ ceremony, rite, ritual ▪ an initiation ceremony for new members of the organization ▪ process ▪ phase, stage …
18Initiation — Shamans are sometimes distinguished from other religious or cultural leaders by a particular style of initiation. In contrast with priests, who are normally educated by other priests in the technical procedures and necessary knowledge for… …
19initiation — n. 1) to conduct an initiation 2) an initiation into (an initiation into a fraternity) * * * [ɪˌnɪʃɪ eɪʃ(ə)n] to conduct an initiation an initiation into (an initiation into a fraternity) …
20initiation — in|i|ti|a|tion [ ı,nıʃi eıʃn ] noun 1. ) count or uncount a process or ceremony in which someone becomes a member of an organization or group: a secret initiation initiation rites/rituals/ceremonies 2. ) uncount FORMAL the act of making something …
