The admittance of someone into a society or group
“He had to spend time alone in the forest as part of his initiation into adult life, but was expressly forbidden to hunt, to harm animals, or to ride in a war chariot.”
The inception or launch of something
“I announced the initiation of this program after a panel of the country's top health, medical and scientific leaders unanimously recommended to me that we move forward.”
A preliminary action or event occurring before another
“I had no inclination to go through the barrage of insult and abuse that seemed the necessary initiation to the doubtful joy of Kavanagh's company.”
Something that arouses activity or energy in someone or something
The system by which a person learning a trade is instructed by a master for a set time under set conditions
An initiation or rite of passage, typically one that involves humiliation or abuse
The action of proposing a plan or suggestion
The state of being allowed to enter
Something that arouses activity or energy in someone or something
A meeting in which key individuals are provided important information
Of or relating to baptism
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