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Initiate
Initiate In*i"ti*ate, n.
One who is, or is to be, initiated.
Initiate
Initiate In*i"ti*ate, v. i.
To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the
initiative. [R.] --Pope.
InitiateInitiate In*i"ti*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Initiated; p. pr.
& vb. n. Initiating.] [L. initiatus, p. p. of initiare to
begin, fr. initium beginning. See Initial.]
1. To introduce by a first act; to make a beginning with; to
set afoot; to originate; to commence; to begin or enter
upon.
How are changes of this sort to be initiated? --I.
Taylor.
2. To acquaint with the beginnings; to instruct in the
rudiments or principles; to introduce.
Providence would only initiate mankind into the
useful knowledge of her treasures, leaving the rest
to employ our industry. --Dr. H. More.
To initiate his pupil into any part of learning, an
ordinary skill in the governor is enough. --Locke.
3. To introduce into a society or organization; to confer
membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with
mysterious rites or ceremonies.
The Athenians believed that he who was initiated and
instructed in the mysteries would obtain celestial
honor after death. --Bp.
Warburton.
He was initiated into half a dozen clubs before he
was one and twenty. --Spectator. InitiatedInitiate In*i"ti*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Initiated; p. pr.
& vb. n. Initiating.] [L. initiatus, p. p. of initiare to
begin, fr. initium beginning. See Initial.]
1. To introduce by a first act; to make a beginning with; to
set afoot; to originate; to commence; to begin or enter
upon.
How are changes of this sort to be initiated? --I.
Taylor.
2. To acquaint with the beginnings; to instruct in the
rudiments or principles; to introduce.
Providence would only initiate mankind into the
useful knowledge of her treasures, leaving the rest
to employ our industry. --Dr. H. More.
To initiate his pupil into any part of learning, an
ordinary skill in the governor is enough. --Locke.
3. To introduce into a society or organization; to confer
membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with
mysterious rites or ceremonies.
The Athenians believed that he who was initiated and
instructed in the mysteries would obtain celestial
honor after death. --Bp.
Warburton.
He was initiated into half a dozen clubs before he
was one and twenty. --Spectator. InitiatingInitiate In*i"ti*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Initiated; p. pr.
& vb. n. Initiating.] [L. initiatus, p. p. of initiare to
begin, fr. initium beginning. See Initial.]
1. To introduce by a first act; to make a beginning with; to
set afoot; to originate; to commence; to begin or enter
upon.
How are changes of this sort to be initiated? --I.
Taylor.
2. To acquaint with the beginnings; to instruct in the
rudiments or principles; to introduce.
Providence would only initiate mankind into the
useful knowledge of her treasures, leaving the rest
to employ our industry. --Dr. H. More.
To initiate his pupil into any part of learning, an
ordinary skill in the governor is enough. --Locke.
3. To introduce into a society or organization; to confer
membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with
mysterious rites or ceremonies.
The Athenians believed that he who was initiated and
instructed in the mysteries would obtain celestial
honor after death. --Bp.
Warburton.
He was initiated into half a dozen clubs before he
was one and twenty. --Spectator. Initiation
Initiation In*i`ti*a"tion, n. [L. initiatio: cf. F.
initiation.]
1. The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated
or introduced; as, initiation into a society, into
business, literature, etc. ``The initiation of coursers of
events.' --Pope.
2. 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.
Silence is the first thing that is taught us at our
initiation into sacred mysteries. --Broome.
Initiative
Initiative In*i"ti*a*tive, a. [Cf. F. initiatif.]
Serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory; introductory;
preliminary.
Initiative
Initiative In*i"ti*a*tive, n. [Cf. F. initiative.]
1. An introductory step or movement; an act which originates
or begins.
The undeveloped initiatives of good things to come.
--I. Taylor.
2. The right or power to introduce a new measure or course of
action, as in legislation; as, the initiative in respect
to revenue bills is in the House of Representatives.
Initiative
Initiative In*i"ti*a*tive, n. (Political Science)
The right or procedure by which legislation may be introduced
or enacted directly by the people, as in the Swiss
Confederation and in many of the States of the United States;
-- chiefly used with the. The procedure of the initiative is
essentially as follows: Upon the filing of a petition signed
by a required number or percentage of qualified voters the
desired measure must be submitted to a popular vote, and upon
receiving the required majority (commonly a majority of those
voting on the measure submitted) it becomes a law. In some
States of the United States the initiative is only local; in
others it is state-wide and includes the making of
constitutional amendments.
Initiator
Initiator In*i"ti*a`tor, n. [L.]
One who initiates.
Initiatory
Initiatory In*i"ti*a*to*ry, a.
1. Suitable for an introduction or beginning; introductory;
prefatory; as, an initiatory step. --Bp. Hall.
2. Tending or serving to initiate; introducing by
instruction, or by the use and application of symbols or
ceremonies; elementary; rudimentary.
Some initiatory treatises in the law. --Herbert.
Two initiatory rites of the same general import can
not exist together. --J. M. Mason.
Initiatory
Initiatory In*i"ti*a*to*ry, n.
An introductory act or rite. [R.]
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