Meaning

1 senses
  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

    Initiationszeremonie, Initiationsceremonie, Initiationsritus

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Tom hoped the initiation ceremony would be over soon.

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  2. The initiation ceremony is tonight.

  3. Tom wanted to join a fraternity at university, but was scared of the initiation ceremony.

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Translations

1 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
ritual:

Forms

plural: initiation ceremonies

Synonyms

2 synonyms
rite of passageinitiation rite

See also

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