initiation ceremony

English

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

• Finnish: initiaatioriitti
• German: Initiationszeremonie f, Initiationsceremonie f (obsolete spelling), Initiationsritus (de) m
• Hungarian: avatási szertartás