Initiation - Definition

n 1: 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" [syn: initiation,
induction, installation]
2: 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" [syn:
initiation, founding, foundation, institution,
origination, creation, innovation, introduction,
instauration]
3: wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge; "his
knowledgeability impressed me"; "his dullness was due to lack
of initiation" [syn: knowledgeability, knowledgeableness,
initiation]
4: an act that sets in motion some course of events [syn:
trigger, induction, initiation]