- (n.) The act of initiating or the process of being initiated or introduced; as, initiation into a society, into business, literature, etc.
- (n.) 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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