initiation ritual

collocation in English

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initiation
noun
uk
/ɪˌnɪʃ.iˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ɪˌnɪʃ.iˈeɪ.ʃən/
formal
an occasion when ...
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ritual
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈrɪtʃ.u.əl/us
/ˈrɪtʃ.u.əl/
a way of doing something in which the same actions are done in the same way ...
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Each degree had its owninitiationritual, with accompanying regalia to signify the rank attained by each member.
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A spiritual teacher trains and mentors the shaman for years before he or she completes aninitiationritual.
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In tantric school, these mantras are believed to have supernatural powers, and they are transmitted by a preceptor to a disciple in aninitiationritual.
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A femaleinitiationritualcalled the "pandal pattu" is performed before a girls menarche and after the ear boring ceremony among the tribe.
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His contributions to the sorority include drafting the constitution, and writing theinitiationritual.
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The meaning of these symbols is divulged during theinitiationritualand known to members only.
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The specific allegations were of older boys burning younger boys with hot irons during aninitiationritual.
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As aninitiationritual, he was obliged to surrender something of great value to him: his name, and the reputation that came with it.
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An 1876 police report makes the earliest known description of the familiarinitiationritual.
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They are known for their use of "shoppe" polyphony, costuming, dancing in a ring (horo), and performing the "lazarouvane" (the girls' springtimeinitiationritual).
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The majority consist of a detailed description of theinitiationritualpractised by a particular community.
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Along the way, they encounter two blindfolded women preparing to be paddled as part of their sororityinitiationritual.
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Even the initiation rituals continued to include an emphasis on fertility and generational succession rather than on warrior ethos.
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Those found near the cattle pen would have been employed in initiation rituals organized by the chief, and can be further divided into two sub-sets.
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The initiation rituals of chiefs retrace and recapitulate the migration stories of the myths.
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No commanding officer has been disciplined as a result of bullying incidents and initiation rituals in his unit.
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Older students tend to produce funny situations and jokes with the freshmen; giving a warm welcome to them through initiation rituals.
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Music is also used in daily life for healing rituals, initiation rituals, traditional stories, group names, and for entertainment.
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It was consecrated in 1185, and became the location for initiation rituals.
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