initiation

in·i·ti·a·tion  (-nsh-shn)

n.

1.

a. The act or an instance of initiating.

b. The process of being initiated.

c. The condition of being initiated.

2. A ceremony, ritual, test, or period of instruction with which a new member is admitted to an organization or office or to knowledge.

3. The condition of being knowledgeable.

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1. The action of a device used as the first element of an explosive train which, upon receipt of the proper impulse, causes the detonation or burning of an explosive item.
2. (nuclear) The action which sets off a chain reaction in a fissile mass which has reached the critical state (generally by the emission of a "spurt" of neutrons).

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	initiation - 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" induction, installation inaugural, inauguration - the ceremonial induction into a position; "the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration" ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance - a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor" coronation, enthronement, enthronisation, enthronization, investiture - the ceremony of installing a new monarch bar mitzvah - (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility; "a bar mitzvah is an important social event" bas mitzvah, bat mitzvah, bath mitzvah - (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility
	2.	initiation - 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" founding, instauration, origination, innovation, creation, institution, introduction, foundation commencement, start, beginning - the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations" authorship, paternity - the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; "the authorship of the theory is disputed"
	3.	initiation - wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge; "his knowledgeability impressed me"; "his dullness was due to lack of initiation" knowledgeability, knowledgeableness wisdom, wiseness - the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight
	4.	initiation - an act that sets in motion some course of events trigger, induction causation, causing - the act of causing something to happen instigation, fomentation - deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord)

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initiation

noun 1. introduction, installation, inauguration, inception, commencement

noun 2. entrance, debut, introduction, admission, inauguration, induction, inception, enrolment, investiture, baptism of fire, instatement

Translations

initiation [ɪnɪʃɪˈeɪʃən] n (into secret etc) → iniciación f (= beginning); comienzo

initiation [ɪnɪʃɪˈeɪʃən] n (into secret etc) → initiation f

initiation [ɪnɪʃɪˈeɪʃən] initiate n (beginning) → Einführung f;

(into secret etc) → Einweihung f

initiation [ɪnɪʃɪˈeɪʃən] n → iniziazione f