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INITIATION

Definition:

1. [noun] a formal entry into an organization or position or office; "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
   
   
2. [noun] the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction"
   Synonyms: founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration
   
   
3. [noun] wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge; "his knowledgeability impressed me"; "his dullness was due to lack of initiation"
   Synonyms: knowledgeability, knowledgeableness
   
   
4. [noun] an act that sets in motion some course of events
   Synonyms: trigger, induction
   
   

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Related Words:

• inauguration, inaugural
• coronation, enthronement, enthronization, enthronisation, investiture
• bar mitzvah
• bat mitzvah, bath mitzvah, bas mitzvah
• authorship, paternity
• fomentation, instigation

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