initiation

noun

  1. The act or an instance of initiating
  2. The process of being initiated
  3. 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
  4. The condition of being initiated into some experience or sphere of activity knowledgeableness

noun

  1. An act or ritual that a person must perform in order to be officially recognized as having joined a group or organization or as having achieved a new status (such as adulthood)

    "It's an initiation rite performed whenever a ship crosses the equator; sailors who have not yet crossed that line … undergo a hazing ritual conducted by those who have …."

  2. an act or ritual that a person must perform in order to be officially recognized as having joined a group or organization or as having achieved a new status (such as adulthood)

verb

  1. To initiate (something or someone) again

    "… the county office completed a strategic plan this year to reinitiate the accreditation process."

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