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# initiation

noun (initiation, initiations); from the verb initiate

«initiation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The act of starting something, such as a plan or a process. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/initiation/#m1)
2. A ceremony or test that makes someone a new member of a group, club, team or religion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/initiation/#m2)
3. A first introduction to something new: your initiation into cooking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/initiation/#m3)
4. (church) In some faiths, the rites by which a person joins the community; Christians often speak of baptism as Christian initiation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/initiation/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and stories it often means the welcome or ritual for a newcomer: a secret club password, the first-day jokes on a team. In safety talk, «initiation» can mean hazing – cruel or dangerous tests forced on new members, which schools and clubs ban. In science, «initiation» is the start of a reaction or process. Phrases: «initiation ceremony», «initiation rite», «initiation into», «the initiation of talks».

### Examples

- The Scouts held a little initiation ceremony for the new members. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/initiation/#x1)
- Our secret club's initiation was learning the password and the handshake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/initiation/#x2)
- The coach banned any initiation pranks on the new players. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/initiation/#x3)
- My first camping trip was my initiation into cooking over a fire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/initiation/#x4)
- The initiation of the project took a whole week of planning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/initiation/#x5)
- In the story, the boy had to cross the dark wood as part of his initiation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/initiation/#x6)
- Christians believe that baptism is the beginning of a person's life in the Church, and it is sometimes called Christian initiation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/initiation/#x7)
- If an initiation ever asks you to do something dangerous or humiliating, say no and tell an adult. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/initiation/#x8)

### Note

Countable in the ceremony sense (an initiation, two initiations); uncountable for the act of starting (the initiation of talks). Pronounced in-ish-ee-AY-shun. Not the same as «invitation» (being asked to come). Harmful initiation tests are called «hazing» in the USA; they are wrong and often against school rules.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «initiation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/initiation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«initiation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/initiation.html) on Mova free.