Initiation | Mean of initiation in English Dictionary

/ɪˌnɪʃiˈeɪʃən/

• Noun
• the process of being formally accepted as a member of a group or organization
1. his initiation as a member of the club
2. her initiation into the sorority
• a ceremony or series of actions that makes a person a member of a group or organization
1. crimes committed as part of gang initiations
2. an initiation rite/ritual
• the act of starting something
1. the initiation of therapy
2. the initiation of judicial proceedings