nnoun.eventa formal entry into an organization or position or officeSynset:induction installation
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:inductinstallinitiate
Hypernyms:ceremonial ceremonial occasion ceremony observance
Inherited Hypernyms:initiationceremonyaffairsocial eventeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:bar mitzvahbas mitzvahbat mitzvahbath mitzvahcoronationenthronemententhronisationenthronizationinauguralinaugurationinvestiture
Full Hyponyms:bar mitzvahbat mitzvahcoronationinauguration
nnoun.actthe act of starting something for the first time; introducing something newSynset:creation foundation founding innovation instauration institution introduction origination
Examples:- she looked forward to her initiation as an adult
- the foundation of a new scientific society
Derivationally Related Form:innovatecreateinnovationalinitiatefoundinstitutionaliseinstituteoriginate
Hypernyms:beginning commencement start
Inherited Hypernyms:initiationbeginningchange of statechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:authorshippaternity
nnoun.attributewisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledgeSynset:knowledgeability knowledgeableness
Examples:- his knowledgeability impressed me
- his dullness was due to lack of initiation
Derivationally Related Form:knowledgeable
Hypernyms:wisdom wiseness
Inherited Hypernyms:knowledgeabilitywisdomtraitattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.actan act that sets in motion some course of eventsSynset:induction trigger
Derivationally Related Form:induceinducttriggerinitiate
Hypernyms:causation causing
Inherited Hypernyms:triggercausingacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:fomentationinstigation
Full Hyponyms:fomentation