Noun

• S: (n) initiation, induction, installation (a formal entry into an organization or position or office) "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the army"; "he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame"
• S: (n) initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration (the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new) "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"
• S: (n) knowledgeability, knowledgeableness, initiation (wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge) "his knowledgeability impressed me"; "his dullness was due to lack of initiation"
• S: (n) trigger, induction, initiation (an act that sets in motion some course of events)