Tra từ initiation - Từ điển WordNet v3.1

noun

1. a formal entry into an organization or position or office (Freq. 2)
- 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
• Syn:
induction, installation
• Derivationally related forms:
install (for: installation), induct (for: induction), initiate
• Hypernyms:
ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance
• Hyponyms:
inauguration, inaugural, coronation, enthronement, enthronization,
enthronisation, investiture, bar mitzvah, bat mitzvah, bath mitzvah, bas mitzvah
2. the act of starting something for the first time;
introducing something new (Freq. 1)
- she looked forward to her initiation as an adult
- the foundation of a new scientific society
• Syn:
founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation,
innovation, introduction, instauration
• Derivationally related forms:
innovational (for: innovation), innovate (for: innovation), create (for: creation), originate (for: origination), institute (for: institution), institutionalise (for: institution), found (for: foundation), found (for: founding), initiate
• Hypernyms:
beginning, start, commencement
• Hyponyms:
authorship, paternity
3. wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge
- his knowledgeability impressed me
- his dullness was due to lack of initiation
• Syn:
knowledgeability, knowledgeableness
• Derivationally related forms:
knowledgeable (for: knowledgeableness), knowledgeable (for: knowledgeability)
• Hypernyms:
wisdom, wiseness
4. an act that sets in motion some course of events
• Syn:
trigger, induction
• Derivationally related forms:
initiate, induce (for: induction), induct (for: induction), trigger (for: trigger)
• Hypernyms:
causing, causation
• Hyponyms:
fomentation, instigation