- initiation, induction, installation - a formal entry into an organization or position or office; "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"
--1 is a kind of ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance
--1 has particulars:inauguration, inaugural; coronation, enthronement, enthronization, enthronisation, investiture; bar mitzvah; bat mitzvah, bath mitzvah, bas mitzvah Derived form: verb initiate3 - initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration - the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction"
--2 is a kind of beginning, start, commencement
--2 has particulars: authorship, paternityDerived forms: verb initiate1, verb initiate2 - knowledgeability, knowledgeableness, initiation - wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge; "his knowledgeability impressed me"; "his dullness was due to lack of initiation"
--3 is a kind of wisdom, wiseness
- trigger, induction, initiation - an act that sets in motion some course of events
--4 is a kind of causing, causation
--4 has particulars: fomentation, instigationDerived forms: verb initiate1, verb initiate5