noun
- A formal entry into an organization or position or office.
- usage: "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
- The act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new.
- usage: "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"
- synonyms: founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration
- Wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge.
- usage: "his knowledgeability impressed me"; "his dullness was due to lack of initiation"
- synonyms: knowledgeability, knowledgeableness
- An act that sets in motion some course of events.
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