initiation
/ɪˌnɪʃ.iˈeɪ.ʃən/
initiation noun: the act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced.
Noun
initiation (countable and uncountable, plural initiations)
- The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced.
- initiation into a society
- initiation into business
- 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.
- The first step of transcription or of transduction.
initiation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
initiation in Hindi
- act of initiating
- दीक्षा dīkṣā, प्रारंभ prārambh
- form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society
- दीक्षा dīkṣā
initiation in Tamil
- தொடக்கி வைத்தல், தொடங்கல், துவக்கம்
initiation in Marathi
- दीक्षा
initiation in Urdu
- initiation, threshold, beginning, commencement, inception, inchoation, start, genesis, rudiment
- ابتدا ibtidā
More languagesFewer languages
- initiation in Bengali
- গোড়াপত্তন gōṛapotton, অঙ্কুরোদ্গম oṅkurōdgom, অঙ্কুরোদয় oṅkurōdoẏ
- initiation in Malayalam
- ആരംഭം, മതപ്രവേശം ചെയ്യിക്കൽ, പ്രാഥമികശിക്ഷണം, ഉപനയനം
- initiation in Nepali
- दीक्षा
Examples of initiation in a sentence
- Ultimately, a person may become factionless because they do not pass the initiation of their chosen faction.
- The application of mechanical stimulation alone resulted in the initiation of chondrogenesis, demonstrating the cells are mechanoresponsive.
- In West Africa, iboga is most often used as a sacrament of initiation in the Bwiti religion.
Synonyms of initiation
Antonyms
Forms of initiation
| plural | initiations |
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Origin of initiation
Borrowed from Middle French initiation, from Latin initiātiō. Morphologically initiate + -ion.
Words formed from initiation
Phrases with initiation
Words that rhyme with initiation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about initiation
- What does initiation mean?
- Initiation means the act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced.
- What is initiation in Hindi?
- Initiation in Hindi is दीक्षा (dīkṣā), प्रारंभ (prārambh). See Initiation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is initiation?
- Initiation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce initiation?
- Initiation is pronounced /ɪˌnɪʃ.iˈeɪ.ʃən/.
- What is the plural of initiation?
- The plural of initiation is initiations.
Words near initiation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: initiation (page history and authors); initiation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); initiation (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ابتدا (Urdu) (page history and authors); অঙ্কুরোদয় (Bengali) (page history and authors); initiation (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); initiation (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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