Look up: initiation

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   Initiation
   To be formally accepted into a Tradition or coven.
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   Initiation
   The formal ceremony performed when someone joins a Wiccan Coven or is initiated throughout the Three Degrees. Self-initiations are performed by solitary Witches, as inner sign of total dedication of the Wiccan Religion throughout the Three Degree system.
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   Initiation
   the ceremony of introducing to fresh knowledge concerning anything. Applied to the rite of admission into the sacred mysteries.
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   initiation
   [n] - a formal entry into a position or office 2. [n] - the act of starting something for the first time
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   initiation
   A reaction or process generating free radicals (or some other reactive reaction intermediates) which then induce a chain reaction. For example, in the chlorination of alkanes by a radical mechanism the initiation step is the dissociation of molecular chlorine.
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   initiation
   mutation induced by a chemical reactive substance causing cell changes; being a step in a carcinogenic process Category: Chemistry • 1.the action of a device used as the first element of an explosive train which,ipon rceipt 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 reache...
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   Initiation
   In·i`ti·a'tion noun [ Latin initiatio : confer French initiation .] 1. The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced; as, initiation into a society, into business, literature, etc. 'The initiation of courses of events.' Pope. 2. The form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society; mode of entrance into an ...
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   initiation
   1. The first stage of tumour induction by a carcinogen; subtle alteration of cells by exposure to a carcinogenic agent so that they are likely to form a tumour upon subsequent exposure to a promoting agent (promotion). ... 2. Starting point of replication or translation in macromolecule biosynthesis. ... 3. Start of chemical or enzymatic reaction. ...
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   initiation
   induction noun 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`
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    initiation
    foundation noun 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`
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    Initiation
    :: `Initiation` is a rite of passage ceremony marking entrance or acceptance into a group or society. It could also be a formal admission to adulthood in a community or one of its formal components. In an extended sense it can also signify a transformation in which the initiate is 'reborn' into a new role. Examples of initiation ceremonies might include Christian baptism or confirmation, Jewish bar or bat mitzvah, acceptance into a fraternal or...
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    Initiation
    • (n.) The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced; as, initiation into a society, into business, literature, etc. • (n.) The form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society; mode of entrance into an organized body; especially, the rite of admission into a secret society or order.Initiation: wo...
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    initiation
    (from the article `cancer`) Experiments with chemical compounds demonstrate that the induction of tumours involves two clear steps: initiation and promotion. Initiation is ... ...immune system are thought to produce tumours by impairing cell-mediated immunity, which is important in the normal elimination of tumour cells. ... [2 relat...
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    initiation
    (from the article `chain reaction`) A chemical chain reaction proceeds by a sequence generally subdivided into three stages: (1) Initiation, in which a reactive intermediate, which may ... ...contain an unpaired electron (represented by a dot in the molecular formula) and, therefore, are highly reactive chemical molecules. The basic ......
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    initiation
    An unexperienced child or adolescent is introduced to the world of adults by facing a key situation in his / her life in which the hero /heroine has to make an important decision. Literary critics have applied this term for both a type of short story and its theme. Basically the term is derived from anthropology, where it is employed to describe the puberty ceremonies which in many primitive commu...
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    initiation
    
    1. a formal entry into a position or office
    2. starting something for the first time
    3. an act that sets in motion some course of events
    
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    initiation
    initiation, the transition and attendant ceremonies, such as ordeals and rites, involved in passing from one state or status to another, often from childhood to adulthood. It was among the most important social institutions of early humans. The ordeal measures the initiate's worthiness to enter the ...
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