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initiatory
adjective
uk /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.ə.tər.i/ us /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.ə.tɔːr.i/
initiatoryadjective (TEACHING)
relating to an occasion when someone is first introduced to an activity or skill:
All of the members of the gang had to pass an initiatory test.
Young people in the tribe have to go through various initiatory ceremonies before they are considered adults.
The passage into adulthood is accompanied by an initiatory ritual.
In the game, the spirits will guide you through a series of initiatory ordeals and help you to achieve true wisdom.
All male members of the tribe undergo the same initiatory experience before they marry.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Ceremonies
anti-ritualism
cavalcade
ceremonial
ceremonially
ceremony
guard of honour
hara-kiri
initiate
initiation
installation
investiture
knight
master of ceremonies
pageant
requiem
ribbon cutting
rite of passage
ritual
ritualistic
troop
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Teaching in general
initiatoryadjective (STARTING)
formal
causing something to begin:
They had to submit initiatory documents to the court before the trial.
The patient displayed the initiatory symptoms of a violent fever.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Starting and beginning
be in the first flush ofidiom
be/get in on the ground flooridiom
become
begin
branch out
develop
get down to businessidiom
grow
half-cock
here
here goes!idiom
hit the ground runningidiom
motion
start on something
start out
start/set/get the ball rollingidiom
starting
stirring
the ground floor
wheel
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