"initiation ceremony" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: initiation ceremonies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} initiation ceremony (plural initiation ceremonies)
  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 Synonyms: initiation rite, rite of passage Translations (ritual): initiaatioriitti (Finnish), Initiationszeremonie [feminine] (German), Initiationsceremonie (note: obsolete spelling) [feminine] (German), Initiationsritus [masculine] (German), avatási szertartás (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-initiation_ceremony-en-noun-R~PkiOSu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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