initiation

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a formal entry into an organization or position or office
noun the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
noun wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge

Borrowed from Middle French initiation, from Latin initiātiō. Morphologically initiate + -ion.

Then the initiation may proceed. — The Jolliest School of All, Angela Brazil
"Initiation!" they whoops in chorus. — Torchy and Vee, Sewell Ford
There’s no initiation either into such mysteries. — Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad

induction, installation

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