initiation
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
initiations
plural
initiations
Britannica Dictionary definition of INITIATION
1
a
[noncount]
:
the process of being formally accepted as a member of a group or organization
:
the process of being initiated
— often + into
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his initiation as a member of the club
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her initiation into the sorority
b
[count]
:
a ceremony or series of actions that makes a person a member of a group or organization
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crimes committed as part of gang initiations
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an initiation rite/ritual
2
[noncount]
:
the act of starting something
:
the beginning of something
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the initiation of therapy
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the initiation of judicial proceedings
