initiation
English
Etymology
Category:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#INITIATIONCategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁ey-#INITIATIONBorrowed from Middle FrenchCategory:English terms borrowed from Middle French#INITIATIONCategory:English terms derived from Middle French#INITIATION initiation, from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#INITIATION initiātiō. Morphologically initiate + -ionCategory:English terms suffixed with -ion#INITIATION.
Pronunciation
Noun
initiation (countable and uncountable, plural initiations)Category:English lemmas#INITIATIONCategory:English nouns#INITIATIONCategory:English uncountable nouns#INITIATIONCategory:English countable nouns#INITIATIONCategory:English countable nouns#INITIATIONCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#INITIATIONCategory:Pages with entries#INITIATIONCategory:Pages with 3 entries#INITIATION
- The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced.
- initiation into a societyCategory:English terms with usage examples#INITIATION
- initiation into businessCategory:English terms with usage examples#INITIATION
- initiation into literatureCategory:English terms with usage examples#INITIATION
- 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.
- (chemistryCategory:en:Chemistry#INITIATION) The first step of transcription or of transduction.
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “act of initiating”): conclusion, end
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle FrenchCategory:French terms inherited from Middle French#INITIATIONCategory:French terms derived from Middle French#INITIATION initiation, borrowed from LatinCategory:French terms derived from Latin#INITIATION initiātiō. Morphologically, from initier + -ationCategory:French terms suffixed with -ation#INITIATION.
Pronunciation
Noun
initiation f (plural initiations)Category:French lemmas#INITIATIONCategory:French nouns#INITIATIONCategory:French countable nouns#INITIATIONCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#INITIATIONCategory:French feminine nouns#INITIATIONCategory:Pages with entries#INITIATIONCategory:Pages with 3 entries#INITIATION
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with initialisation.
Related terms
Further reading
- “initiation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Swedish
Noun
initiation cCategory:Swedish lemmas#INITIATIONCategory:Swedish nouns#INITIATIONCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#INITIATIONCategory:Swedish common-gender nouns#INITIATIONCategory:Pages with entries#INITIATIONCategory:Pages with 3 entries#INITIATION
- initiation (ceremony)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | initiation | initiations |
| definite | initiationen | initiationens | |
| plural | indefinite | initiationer | initiationers |
| definite | initiationerna | initiationernas |
Derived terms
- initiationsrit (“initiation rite”)
References
- “initiation”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “initiation”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “initiation”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)