Initiation

//ɪˌnɪʃ.iˈeɪ.ʃən//

Synonyms for "initiation" (114 found)

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Translations

40 translations across 22 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • nisje noun (act of initiating)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • въвеждане noun (form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society)
  • започване noun (act of initiating)
  • начало noun (act of initiating)

Catalan

2 entries
  • inici noun (act of initiating)
  • iniciació noun (form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 入会仪式 noun (form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society)
  • 发起 noun (act of initiating)
  • 开始 noun (act of initiating)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • iniciato noun (act of initiating)

Finnish

4 entries
  • alullepano noun (act of initiating)
  • johdatus noun (act of initiating)
  • jäseneksi ottaminen noun (form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society)
  • jäseneksi vihkiminen noun (form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society)

French

2 entries
  • initiation noun (act of initiating)
  • initiation noun (form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society)

Galician

1 entries
  • iniciación noun (act of initiating)

Georgian

1 entries
  • წამოწყება noun (act of initiating)

German

2 entries
  • Initiation noun (act of initiating)
  • Initiierung noun (act of initiating)

Greek

1 entries
  • μύηση noun (form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • חניכה noun (act of initiating)
  • טקס חניכה noun (form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society)

Hindi

3 entries
  • दीक्षा noun (act of initiating)
  • दीक्षा noun (form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society)
  • प्रारंभ noun (act of initiating)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • beavatás noun (form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society)

Italian

2 entries
  • iniziazione noun (form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society)
  • inizio noun (act of initiating)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 始まり noun (act of initiating)
  • 着手 noun (act of initiating)
  • 開始 noun (act of initiating)

Polish

1 entries
  • inicjacja noun (form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • iniciação noun (act of initiating)
  • iniciação noun (form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society)

Russian

1 entries
  • инициа́ция noun (form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society)

Spanish

2 entries
  • iniciación noun (form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society)
  • inicio noun (act of initiating)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • ініціа́ція noun (form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society)

Zazaki

1 entries
  • terbiye noun (act of initiating)

Sample sentences

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The aim of jazz is the mechanical reproduction of a regressive moment, a castration symbolism. 'Give up your masculinity, let yourself be castrated,' the eunuchlike sound of the jazz band both mocks and proclaims, 'and you will be rewarded, accepted into a fraternity which shares the mystery of impotence with you, a mystery revealed at the moment of the initiation rite.

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Many sects have initiation rituals for new members.

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There's also the initiation ritual.

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Your initiation is complete.

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