initiation

initio (Latin)

I begin, originate.. I initiate, consecrate.

initiatio (Latin)

Initiation. Participation in secret rites.

initiation (Middle French)

initiation (English)

(chemistry) The first step of transcription or of transduction.. The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced. The form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society; mode of entrance into an organized body; especially, the rite of admission into a secret society or order.