ə̇ˌnishēˈāshən sometimes -isē- noun
( -s )
1.
a. : the act or an instance of formally initiating (as into an office, sect, or society) : the process of being formally initiated
the practice of anointing with oil … became attached to the initiation of a king — British Book News
initiation is regarded as a great occasion — A.A.Trouwborst
b.
(1) : the rites, ceremonies, ordeals, or instructions with which one is made a member of a sect or society or is invested with a particular function or status
the college fraternity has a scheme of ruthless mock initiations — C.W.Ferguson
(2) : the ceremonies and ordeals with which a youth is formally invested with adult status in a primitive community
attended some of the girls' initiation , and took part in many functions of native life — Margaret C. Hubbard
c.
(1) : the process or an instance of being initiated into some experience or sphere of activity : introduction
while still in high school, the youth received his initiation into his lifework — Current Biography
part of the child's initiation into the life of man — George Sampson
his initiation to venal love is sordid — Henri Peyre
had already had her initiation into court … and is now on probation — Beatrice Griffith
(2) : the condition of being initiated or an initiate : knowledgeableness
clear to a reader of any degree of initiation — J.W.Beach
that dullness which perhaps was due simply to lack of initiation — George Santayana
2. : the act, process, or an instance of beginning, setting on foot, or originating : the condition of being begun : origination , beginning
initiation of a program to produce and test a vaccine — Americana Annual
does not give them much power of initiation — R.H.Rovere
the initiation of a leaf