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PRONUNCIATION OF INITIATION RITE

initiation rite  [ɪˌnɪʃɪˈeɪʃən raɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INITIATION RITE

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Initiation rite is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INITIATION RITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

initiation rite

Initiation

Initiation is a rite of passage marking entrance or acceptance into a group or society. It could also be a formal admission to adulthood in a community or one of its formal components. In an extended sense it can also signify a transformation in which the initiate is 'reborn' into a new role. Examples of initiation ceremonies might include Hindu diksha, Christian baptism or confirmation, Jewish bar or bat mitzvah, acceptance into a fraternal organization, secret society or religious order, or graduation from school or recruit training. A person taking the initiation ceremony in traditional rites, such as those depicted in these pictures, is called an initiate.

Definition of initiation rite in the English dictionary

The definition of initiation rite in the dictionary is something done as part of initiation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INITIATION RITE


alright
ɔːlˈraɪt
bright
braɪt
cartwright
ˈkɑːtˌraɪt
copyright
ˈkɒpɪˌraɪt
downright
ˈdaʊnˌraɪt
far-right
ˌfɑːˈraɪt
ferrite
ˈfɛraɪt
fright
fraɪt
meteorite
ˈmiːtɪəˌraɪt
outright
ˈaʊtˌraɪt
overwrite
ˌəʊvəˈraɪt
playwright
ˈpleɪˌraɪt
rewrite
riːˈraɪt
right
raɪt
rite
raɪt
sprite
spraɪt
upright
ˈʌpˌraɪt
wainwright
ˈweɪnˌraɪt
wright
raɪt
write
raɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INITIATION RITE

initialer
initialisation
initialism
initialization
initialize
initialled
initialler
initialling
initially
initialness
initiate
initiation
initiative
initiative test
initiatively
initiator
initiatory
initiatress
initiatrix

WORDS THAT END LIKE INITIATION RITE

alexandrite
anhydrite
chalcopyrite
diorite
Eastern rite
favourite
fluorite
hypochlorite
hypocrite
labradorite
laterite
marguerite
neurite
nitrite
norite
pyrite
sodium nitrite
trite
underwrite
unfavorite

Synonyms and antonyms of initiation rite in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «initiation rite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INITIATION RITE

Find out the translation of initiation rite to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of initiation rite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «initiation rite» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

启动仪式
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rito de iniciación
570 millions of speakers

English

initiation rite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दीक्षा संस्कार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بدء طقوس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обряд инициации
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rito de iniciação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দীক্ষা রাইট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rite d´initiation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Upacara inisiasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Initiationsritus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

加入儀礼
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의례
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ritus wiwitan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bắt đầu nghi thức
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தொடக்க விழா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दीक्षा संस्कार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Başlatma ayin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rito di iniziazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obrzęd inicjacji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

обряд ініціації
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

inițiere rit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έναρξη ιεροτελεστία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontgroeningsritueel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

initiering rit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

initiering rite
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of initiation rite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INITIATION RITE»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INITIATION RITE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about initiation rite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INITIATION RITE»

Discover the use of initiation rite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to initiation rite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults: Approved for Use in ...
Approved for Use in the Dioceses of the United States of America by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and Confirmed by the Apostolic See. 4 CELEBRATION AT THE EASTER VIGIL OF THE SACRAMENTS OF INITIATION AND OF ...
‎1988
2
Chisungu: A Girl's Initiation Ceremony Among the Bemba of Zambia
Dr Richards observed the entire chisungu or female initiation rite, an almost continuous series of complex ceremonies lasting for a month.
Audrey Richards, 2013
3
Sacraments of Initiation: A Theology of Rite, Word, and Life
The Jewish initiation rite of circumcision is of particular interest for understanding baptism.10 While circumcision was, and still is in a variety of cultures, a rite of tribal initiation, it was believed to be among Israelites a divinely given sign of their  ...
Liam G. Walsh, 2011
4
Initiation in Ancient Greek Rituals and Narratives: New ...
In the case of the two arrnepnoroi, it would be ludicrous to pretend that they were undergoing an initiation rite on behalf of all Athenian girls: the function of an initiation rite is to construct gendered adult beings, and every young individual has ...
David Dodd, Christopher A. Faraone, Professor and Chairman Department of Classics Christopher A Faraone, 2013
5
The Bush Burnt, the Stones Remain: Female Initiation Rites ...
This is the main difference between the initiation rite and the wedding ceremony. Initiation rites should, therefore, be seen in relation to the wedding ceremony, and not as rites on their own. In this chapter the rite and the wedding ceremony are ...
Thera Rasing, 2002
6
Celebrating the Rites of Initiation: A Practical Ceremonial ...
Yet the 1979 baptismal rite itself includes bits that clearly were intended to reunite the pieces of the early church's initiation rite and eliminate the need for confirmation entirely. Further, if baptism truly is “full initiation,” it is not immediately clear ...
James Fielding Turrell, 2013
7
Coming to the Edge of the Circle : A Wiccan Initiation ...
Those who do have an initiation rite may not have a formal ceremony of dedication, preferring instead to initiate students directly into the coven. Some Witches may use a ceremony similar to the Rite of Dedication as a form of self- initiation or ...
Nikki Bado-Fralick Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Women's Studies Iowa State University, 2005
8
Christian Initiation and Baptism in the Holy Spirit: ...
the initiation rite which brings the Spirit.36 The two elements are as closely united here as in 2:38. 37 Again the presence of the Holy Spirit is manifested by tongues and prophecy (19:6). It is difficult to see how Brunei could dismiss the ...
Kilian McDonnell, George T. Montague, 1991
9
Chieftains Into Ancestors: Imperial Expansion and Indigenous ...
what to expect in the journey presupposes the effects to expect ofthe qhuab kev as the death-initiation rite. Second, I argue that the practitioner acts as an instructor in the performance of the rite and is thus held responsible for the instructions ...
David Faure, Ho Ts'ui-p'ing, 2013
10
Christian Initiation for Girls
To present the girls with the positive instructions contained in their traditional initiation rite of passage while eliminating the negative ones and replacing them with scientific and religious equivalents. 2. To retain all positive aspects in the ...
Ephigenia Gachiri

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INITIATION RITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term initiation rite is used in the context of the following news items.
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allAfrica.com: South Africa: Swanepoel Yindoda!
Ndibulele's father, who stood for the boys in terms of the initiation rite, said everything was done in his house in a Christian style. "We are ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
2
Bull Gores, Kills French Tourist at Spanish Festival
In the traditional "Bous al carrer" event, bulls are released into village streets in a tradition that marks an initiation rite to adulthood for many ... «Latin Post, Jul 15»
3
Sanfermines: don't believe all the bull
Far from being an initiation rite for young Navarrese men, as many outsiders naïvely presume, the practice in fact attracts many more foreigners ... «EL PAÍS in English, Jul 15»
4
Powerful statements, modest means: Robin Rhode's 'Borne Frieze …
The work is a reference to an initiation rite that Rhode recalls from high school: underclassmen were forced to play-act with chalk drawings. «wallpaper.com, Jul 15»
5
Family sues over southern California college hazing death
LOS ANGELES - The family of a southern California university student who died on a grueling hike during an initiation rite for a fraternity sued ... «Jamestown Sun, Jul 15»
6
Day 2 at Wimbledon: Hawk-Aye
Rather unlike his Davis Cup debut in Glasgow in March, when he endured the bizarre initiation rite of making a speech in front of thousands of ... «Herald Scotland, Jun 15»
7
Liberia's 2014 US Human Rights Report
The law does not prohibit FGM/C, and traditional institutions, such as the secret Sande Society, often performed FGM/C as an initiation rite, ... «Front Page Africa, Jun 15»
8
3 nabbed for death of 14-year-old hazing victim
Police said the victim, Christian de la Cruz, was beaten up around 8 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday as part of the initiation rite of the True Brown Style ... «Inquirer.net, Jun 15»
9
Outdoors: A strange night in the woods
One must undergo an initiation rite, a sacrificial offering of mosquito food, required to pass from the realms of man and roads into a different ... «Corvallis Gazette Times, Jun 15»
10
The Goldsboro Incident: How the World Might Have Ended
JFK looks at the officer and realizes that this is not a joke, not some sort of initiation rite inflicted on new presidents by their subordinates, but a ... «Truthdig, Jun 15»

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