initiation

initiation
noun
1. a formal entry into an organization or position or office (Freq. 2)
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his initiation into the club

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he was ordered to report for induction into the army

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he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame

• Syn: ↑induction, ↑installation
• Derivationally related forms: ↑install (for: ↑installation), ↑induct (for: ↑induction), ↑initiate
• Hypernyms: ↑ceremony, ↑ceremonial, ↑ceremonial occasion, ↑observance
• Hyponyms:
2. the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new (Freq. 1)
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she looked forward to her initiation as an adult

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the foundation of a new scientific society

• Syn:
• Derivationally related forms:
• Hypernyms: ↑beginning, ↑start, ↑commencement
• Hyponyms: ↑authorship, ↑paternity
3. wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge
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his knowledgeability impressed me

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his dullness was due to lack of initiation

• Derivationally related forms: ↑knowledgeable (for: ↑knowledgeableness), ↑knowledgeable (for: ↑knowledgeability)
• Hypernyms: ↑wisdom, ↑wiseness
4. an act that sets in motion some course of events
• Syn: ↑trigger, ↑induction
• Derivationally related forms: ↑initiate, ↑induce (for: ↑induction), ↑induct (for: ↑induction), ↑trigger (for: ↑trigger)
• Hypernyms: ↑causing, ↑causation
• Hyponyms: ↑fomentation, ↑instigation

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