Simple Definition of initiation

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initiation

noun

plural initiations
1
a
: the process of being formally accepted as a member of a group or organization : the process of being initiated
his initiation as a member of the club
often + into
her initiation into the sorority
b
: a ceremony or series of actions that makes a person a member of a group or organization
crimes committed as part of gang initiations
an initiation rite/ritual
2
: the act of starting something : the beginning of something
the initiation of therapy
the initiation of judicial proceedings

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