initiatory
Starting a process
Initiatory describes something that serves to initiate—that begins a process or introduces someone into a group, practice, or body of knowledge.
An initiatory rite marks entry into adulthood or membership in a society.
An initiatory experience is a first encounter that opens the door to deeper involvement: The workshop was initiatory, designed to give newcomers a foundation.
Ceremonial act or practice
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- ordinationClergy appointment ceremony
- consecrationDedicating to sacred purpose
induction · investiture · installation · dedication · novitiate · sacrament · hazing · admittance
Founding moment
- genesisPoint of creation
- commencementAct of starting
- outsetInitial point of something
- dawnDay's first glow
emergence · nascent · origination · onset · advent · foundation · birth · infancy
Point of beginning
- riteCeremonial act or practice
- gatewayPoint of access
- liminalAt a threshold
- transitionalConnecting two phases
transformative · milestone · crossing · portal · entry · precursor · maturation · puberty
rite
Ceremonial act or practice
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- ordinationClergy appointment ceremony
consecration · induction · investiture · installation · dedication · novitiate · sacrament · hazing · admittance · mystical
inception
Founding moment
- genesisPoint of creation
- commencementAct of starting
- outsetInitial point of something
dawn · emergence · nascent · origination · onset · advent · foundation · birth · infancy · incipiency
threshold
Point of beginning
transitional · transformative · milestone · crossing · portal · entry · precursor · maturation · puberty · adolescence
- LDS Templestemple marriage, baptismal font, temple grounds, sealing, endowment
initiatoryconclusory
Asserting without reasoning
valedictory · graduating · exit · farewell · parting
initiatoryvaledictory
Farewell address or oration
concluding · funerary · terminal · farewell · commemorative