initiation

Plural: initiations

Noun

• a formal entry into an organization or position or office
  • "his initiation into the club"
• the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
  • "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"
• wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge
  • "his dullness was due to lack of initiation"
• an act that sets in motion some course of events
• The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced.
• The form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society; mode of entrance into an organized body; especially, the rite of admission into a secret society or order.
• The first step of transcription or of transduction.

Examples

• initiation into a society
• initiation into business
• initiation into literature

Synonyms

creation, foundation, founding, induction, innovation, installation, instauration, institution, introduction, knowledgeability, knowledgeableness, origination, trigger, beginning, start

Antonyms

conclusion, end

Related Words

initial, initiate, initiationism