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INITIATION — L’emploi du terme «initiation» s’est généralisé aujourd’hui pour signifier le fait de mettre au courant un individu aussi bien d’une science, d’un art que d’une profession (par exemple: initiation aux mathématiques), alors qu’il désignait… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Initiation — bezeichnet die Einführung eines Außenstehenden (eines Anwärters) in eine Gemeinschaft oder seinen Aufstieg in einen anderen persönlichen Seinszustand, beispielsweise vom Kind zum Erwachsenen, von der Novizin zur Nonne oder vom Laien zum Schamanen … Deutsch Wikipedia
Initiation — In*i ti*a tion, n. [L. initiatio: cf. F. initiation.] [1913 Webster] 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
initiation — initiation, initiation rites Rituals associated with the passage from childhood to adulthood, from one age set to another, or the entry into membership of secret societies. Aspects of initiation influenced van Gennep s study of rites of passage … Dictionary of sociology
initiation — 1580s, from M.Fr. initiation or directly from L. initiationem (nom. initiatio) participation in secret rites, noun of action from pp. stem of initiare originate, initiate, from initium (see INITIAL (Cf. initial)) … Etymology dictionary
Initiation — (lat.), Einweihung, Einführung in eine Wissenschaft etc … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
initiation — index admittance (acceptance), discipline (training), genesis, inception, inflow, installation … Law dictionary
initiation — *beginning, genesis, rise Analogous words: starting or start, commencing or commencement (see corresponding verbs at BEGIN): introducing or introduction, entering or entrance (see corresponding verbs at ENTER) Contrasted words: finishing or… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
initiation — [n] start, introduction admission, baptism, beginning, commencement, debut, enrollment, entrance, inaugural, inauguration, inception, indoctrination, induction, installation, instatement, investiture, preliminaries; concepts 221,386 Ant. close,… … New thesaurus
initiation — [i nish΄ē ā′shən] n. [L initiatio] 1. an initiating or being initiated 2. the ceremony by which a person is initiated into a fraternity, club, etc … English World dictionary
Initiation — Pour les articles homonymes, voir initiation (homonymie) et initiation chrétienne. Rituel d’initiation dans le Zoroastrisme Initiation (lat, initiatio, init … Wikipédia en Français
