initiation ritual
Membership welcoming rite
An initiation ritual is a ceremony marking passage into a group, status, or phase of life.
Fraternities have initiation rituals for new members; tribal cultures have initiation rituals for adolescents entering adulthood.
The term often implies ordeal or secrecy: The initiation ritual involved tests of endurance.
Also called a rite of passage.
- rite of passageTransition-marking ceremony
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
- hazingAbusive initiation practices
- swearing-inOfficial oath-taking ceremony
- inductionFormal admission process
vision quest · naming ceremony · bar mitzvah · baptism · oath-taking · sworn in · sacred journey · orientation · spiritual awakening · apprenticeship · secret handshake · blood oath · coronation · harvest festival · wedding · rite · award ceremony · walkabout
- lodge paperworkmembership application, membership card, meeting minutes, roster, application form
- fraternal orderslodge, Freemason, lodges, Mason, Shriner
- lodgeslodge, mountain lodge, ski lodge, hunting lodge, fishing lodge
initiation ritualfarewell ceremony
Event honoring departure
graduation ceremony · funeral rite · retirement ceremony · closing ceremony · excommunication
initiation ritualopen-door policy
Unrestricted access principle
open admission · open enrollment · automatic enrollment · self-selection
initiation ritualexpulsion
Forced permanent removal
banishment · excommunication · ostracism · exile · shunning
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