: the rites, ceremonies, ordeals, or instructions with which one is made a member of a sect or society or is invested with a particular function or status
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: the condition of being initiated into some experience or sphere of activity : knowledgeableness
his initiation as a member of the club crimes committed as part of gang initiations the initiation of judicial proceedings
Recent Examples on the WebIn a separate press release Wednesday, Disc announced the initiation of a Phase 2 trial for an experimental drug to treat a rare genetic blood disease. Anissa Gardizy, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2022 In the audience was legendary proto-punk guitarist Joan Jett; the show, says Bikini Kill drummer Tobi Vail, felt like an initiation of sorts. Suzy Expositostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2022 Authorities have said Foltz, a sophomore also from Delaware, Ohio, died of alcohol poisoning after a fraternity initiation event in which he was hazed into finishing an entire bottle of alcohol.CBS News, 17 Aug. 2022 That includes local chapter fees and inter/national fees as well as one-time fees associated with pledging and initiation. Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 8 Aug. 2022 Zayden Neill's initiation into high school football wasn't memorable. Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2022 And there was also evidence of Melzer’s self-initiation long before his enlistment in the military, including the Satanist group’s texts and photographic evidence of alleged blood rituals. Ali Winston, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2022 The school said 168 new medical students attended the initiation ceremony and took the White Coat Pledge and the Hippocratic Oath.Fox News, 25 July 2022 Equally formative was Moreno-Garcia’s initiation into even older storytelling traditions. Paula Woods, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2022 See More
INITIATION + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESINITIATION + NOUN➤ceremony, rite, ritual加入典禮;入會儀式;成人禮◇an initiation ceremony for new members of the organization為該組織新成員舉行的入會儀式➤process加入過程➤phase, stage開始階段➤fee (NAmE) 入會費◇The gym charges an initiation fee of $125.健身房收取 125 美元的入會費。PREPOSITION➤initiation into加入⋯◇It was my initiation into the world of high fashion.那是我初次涉足高級時裝界。PHRASES➤a rite of initiation入會儀式