initiation :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (12)

n. an act that sets in motion some course of events

n. 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"

knowledgeability, knowledgeableness

n. wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge; "his knowledgeability impressed me"; "his dullness was due to lack of initiation"

founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, instauration

n. 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"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction"

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Fuzzynyms (19)

ordination, ordaining

n. the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders; "the rabbi's family was present for his ordination"

production

n. the act or process of producing something; "Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous"; "the production of white blood cells"

origination, origin, genesis, inception

n. an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

settlement, colonization, colonisation

n. the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies; "the British colonization of America"

subsidence, settling, subsiding

n. a gradual sinking to a lower level

provision, providing, supply, supplying

n. the activity of supplying or providing something

giving, gift

n. the act of giving

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completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up

n. a concluding action

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