单词 | initiation |
释义 | initiation (ɪnɪʃieɪʃən ) Word forms: initiations 1. uncountable noun The initiation of something is the starting of it. They announced the initiation of a rural development programme. [+ of] There was a year between initiation and completion. Synonyms: introduction, installation, inauguration, inception 2. variable noun [NOUN noun] Someone's initiation into a particular group is the act or process by which they officially become a member, often involving special ceremonies. After initiation, the youths started to interact with the older members. This was my initiation into the peace movement. [+ into] ...initiation ceremonies. Synonyms: entrance, debut, introduction, admission Collocations: initiation process An initiation process, then, for the super-rich. Times, Sunday Times The initiation process varies from culture to culture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At this time, the new initiates are brought into town for the first time since the initiation process began; accompanied by ndoli jowei. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They remained in existence through adopting the sons of other men, and through an initiation process to accept others into the community. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This has led some researchers to think the masks start as the long nosed variety, denoting the first stage in the initiation process. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One piece of work on university fraternities showed that the more humiliating the initiation ritual for a fraternity, the more likely students were to value joining it. Times, Sunday Times A spiritual teacher trains and mentors the shaman for years before he or she completes an initiation ritual. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In tantric school, these mantras are believed to have supernatural powers, and they are transmitted by a preceptor to a disciple in an initiation ritual. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His contributions to the sorority include drafting the constitution, and writing the initiation ritual. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As an initiation ritual, he was obliged to surrender something of great value to him: his name, and the reputation that came with it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 开始 Japanese: 開始 |
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