Word Meanings - INITIATION - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced; as, initiation into a society, into business, literature, etc. "The initiation of coursers of events." Pope. 2. The form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into

Additional info about word: INITIATION

1. The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced; as, initiation into a society, into business, literature, etc. "The initiation of coursers of events." Pope. 2. 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. Silence is the first thing that is taught us at our initiation into sacred mysteries. Broome.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of INITIATION)

• Beginning
• Commencement
• start
• origin
• rise
• initiation
• preparation
• preface
• prelude
• inauguration
• inception
• threshold
• opening
• source
• outset
• foundation
• Entry
• Entrance
• beginning
• record
• note
• minute
• register
• memorandum
• Opening
• Aperture
• gap
• opportunity
• space
• commencement
• hole
• fissure
• chink
• Overture
• Prelude
• advance
• proposal
• offer
• invitation
• lead
• Rudiment
• Principle
• begin
• ning
• germ
• seed
• embryo
• element
• nucleus

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of INITIATION)

• Retard
• hinder
• withhold
• withdraw
• recall
• depress
• degrade
• suppress
• oppose
• retreat
• decrease
• Obliviate
• silentiate

Related words: (words related to INITIATION)

• EMBRYO SAC
  See EMBRYONIC
• OPENNESS
  The quality or state of being open.
• PRELUDER
  One who, or that which, preludes; one who plays a prelude. Mason.
• STARTLE
  1. To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise. The supposition, at least, that angels do sometimes assume bodies need not startle us. Locke. 2. To deter; to cause to deviate.
• FISSURE
  A narrow opening, made by the parting of any substance; a cleft; as, the fissure of a rock. Cerebral fissures , the furrows or clefts by which the surface of the cerebrum is divided; esp., the furrows first formed by the infolding of the whole
• EMBRYOTOMY
  The cutting a fetus into pieces within the womb, so as to effect its removal.
• OFFERER
  One who offers; esp., one who offers something to God in worship. Hooker.
• FOUNDATION
  The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course , under Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry. 4. A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution,
• EMBRYON
  See EMBRYO
• CHINK
  1. A short, sharp sound, as of metal struck with a slight degree of violence. "Chink of bell." Cowper. 2. Money; cash. "To leave his chink to better hands." Somerville.
• STARTLINGLY
  In a startling manner.
• SUPPRESSOR
  One who suppresses.
• ELEMENTAL
  1. Pertaining to the elements, first principles, and primary ingredients, or to the four supposed elements of the material world; as, elemental air. "Elemental strife." Pope. 2. Pertaining to rudiments or first principles; rudimentary; elementary.
• ELEMENT
  1. One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based. 2. One of the ultimate, undecomposable constituents of any kind of matter. Specifically:
• EMBRYOGRAPHY
  The general description of embryos.
• RETREATFUL
  Furnishing or serving as a retreat. "Our retreatful flood." Chapman.
• NUCLEUS
  The body or the head of a comet. An incipient ovule of soft cellular tissue. A whole seed, as contained within the seed coats. (more info) 1. A kernel; hence, a central mass or point about which matter is gathered, or to which accretion is made;
• APERTURE
  The diameter of the exposed part of the object glass of a telescope or other optical instrument; as, a telescope of four-inch aperture. Note: The aperture of microscopes is often expressed in degrees, called also the angular aperture,
• OPEN SEA
  A sea open to all nations. See Mare clausum.
• PRELUDE
  An introductory performance, preceding and preparing for the principal matter; a preliminary part, movement, strain, etc.; especially , a strain introducing the theme or chief subject; a movement introductory to a fugue, yet independent; -- with
• CENTRY
  See GRAY
• GENTRY
  gentrise, and OF. gentelise, genterise, E. gentilesse, also OE. 1. Birth; condition; rank by birth. "Pride of gentrie." Chaucer. She conquers him by high almighty Jove, By knighthood, gentry, and sweet friendship's oath. Shak. 2. People
• SERPENTRY
  1. A winding like a serpent's. 2. A place inhabited or infested by serpents.
• PROPENE
  See PROPYLENE
• OFFER
  ferre to bear, bring. The English word was influenced by F. offrir to 1. To present, as an act of worship; to immolate; to sacrifice; to present in prayer or devotion; -- often with up. Thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for
• ABORIGINALLY
  Primarily.
• IMPREPARATION
  Want of preparation. Hooker.
• PROEMBRYO
  The series of cells formed in the ovule of a flowering plant after fertilization, but before the formation of the embryo. The primary growth from the spore in certain cryptogamous plants; as, the proembryo, or protonema, of mosses.
• PROPENSE
  Leaning toward, in a moral sense; inclined; disposed; prone; as, women propense to holiness. Hooker. -- Pro*pense"ly, adv. -- Pro*pense"ness, n.