initiation ceremony

English

Noun

initiation ceremony (plural initiation ceremonies)

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

Finnish: initiaatioriitti
German: Initiationszeremonie f, Initiationsceremonie f (obsolete spelling), Initiationsritus (de) m

Hungarian: avatási szertartás

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