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Type Words
Synonyms knowledgeability, knowledgeableness
Type of wisdom, wiseness


his dullness was due to lack of initiation.
Type Words
Synonyms induction, trigger
Type of causation, causing
Has types fomentation, instigation
Derivation initiate
Type Words
Synonyms creation, foundation, founding, innovation, instauration, institution, introduction, origination
Type of commencement, beginning, start
Has types authorship, paternity
Derivation initiate


she looked forward to her initiation as an adult.
Type Words
Synonyms induction, installation
Type of observance, ceremony, ceremonial occasion, ceremonial
Has types bar mitzvah, bas mitzvah, bat mitzvah, bath mitzvah, coronation, enthronement, enthronisation, enthronization, inaugural, inauguration, investiture
Derivation initiate


his initiation into the club.

Examples of initiation

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Travel and communication will result in added information as well as initiation.
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Initiation of treatment and the kind of treatment are determined by those tests.
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Once open, an initiation fee will be required and monthly fees increase to $140.
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I was interested to read about John Gorman's initiation before the Norwich game.
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The procedure is a part of the full Sannyas Diksha monastic initiation ceremony.
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The mutiny was also a crucial step in the initiation of the November Revolution.
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The fees break down into a $250,000 initiation charge and $16,000 in annual dues.
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To join, members had to pay an initiation fee of only $25 and yearly dues of $20.
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Isn't this the same initiation rite practiced in some sections of the military?
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More examples
  • A formal entry into an organization or position or office; "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"
  • The act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"
  • Knowledgeability: wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge; "his knowledgeability impressed me"; "his dullness was due to lack of initiation"
  • Trigger: an act that sets in motion some course of events
  • (initiate) novice: someone new to a field or activity
  • (initiate) originate: bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"
  • Initiation is a rite of passage ceremony marking entrance or acceptance into a group or society. It could also be a formal admission to adulthood in a community or one of its formal components. ...
  • Initiation is the sixth solo album by Todd Rundgren, released in the summer of 1975. With this album, Rundgren fully embraced the synthesized prog sound he had begun exploring in more depth in his work with his band Utopia. ...
  • In initiation reactions - free radicals are produced.