INITIATION
\ɪnˌɪʃɪˈe͡ɪʃən], \ɪnˌɪʃɪˈeɪʃən], \ɪ_n_ˌɪ_ʃ_ɪ__ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of INITIATION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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an act that sets in motion some course of events
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wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge; "his knowledgeability impressed me"; "his dullness was due to lack of initiation"
By Princeton University
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an act that sets in motion some course of events
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wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge; "his knowledgeability impressed me"; "his dullness was due to lack of initiation"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced; as, initiation into a society, into business, literature, etc.
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The form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society; mode of entrance into an organized body; especially, the rite of admission into a secret society or order.
By Oddity Software
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The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced; as, initiation into a society, into business, literature, etc.
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The form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society; mode of entrance into an organized body; especially, the rite of admission into a secret society or order.
By Noah Webster.
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The act of introducing into a club, society, business, literature, etc.; the rites, ceremonies, etc., with which one is made a member of a society, order, etc.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Act or process of initiating or acquainting one with principles before unknown: act of admitting to any society, by instructing in its rules and ceremonies.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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The process of acquainting one with principles before unknown; admission into a new society, by instructing one in its principles, rules, or ceremonies.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
