initiation ceremony

noun

A ritual during which an initiate is admitted to an organization or given secret knowledge; sometimes contains one or more tests that have to be passed or endured

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initiation riterite of passage
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Meanings

nouninitiation ceremony (plural initiation ceremonies)

plural initiation ceremonies

  1. A ritual during which an initiate is admitted to an organization or given secret knowledge; sometimes contains one or more tests that have to be passed or endured

    Synonyms: initiation rite, rite of passage

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA ritual during which an initiate is admitted to an organization or given secret knowledge; sometimes contains one or more tests that have to be passed or endured

Similar
initiation riterite of passage

Translations

Finnish initiaatioriitti
  • initiaatioriittiritual
German Initiationszeremonie, Initiationsceremonie
  • Initiationszeremonieritual
  • Initiationsceremonieritual
  • Initiationsritusritual
Hungarian avatási szertartás
  • avatási szertartásritual
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APA

initiation ceremony. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/initiation%20ceremony

MLA

“initiation ceremony.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/initiation%20ceremony. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “initiation ceremony,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/initiation%20ceremony.

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