Entrance vs Initiation - What's the difference?
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(countable) The action of entering, or going in.
The act of taking possession, as of property, or of office.
(countable) The place of entering, as a gate or doorway.
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The entering upon; the beginning, or that with which the beginning is made; the commencement; initiation.
* Shakespeare
* Halliwell
The causing to be entered upon a register, as a ship or goods, at a customhouse; an entering.
(nautical) The angle which the bow of a vessel makes with the water at the water line.
(nautical) The bow, or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel, below the water line.
To delight and fill with wonder.
* 1996 β
To put into a trance.
The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced; as, initiation into a society, into business, literature, etc.
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.
Entrance is a related term of initiation.
As nouns the difference between entrance and initiation
is that entrance is (countable) the action of entering, or going in while initiation is the act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced; as, initiation into a society, into business, literature, etc.As a verb entrance
is to delight and fill with wonder.entrance
English
Alternative forms
* entraunceEtymology 1
From (etyl)Noun
- Her entrance attracted no attention whatsoever.
- the entrance of an heir upon his inheritance, or of a magistrate into office
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- Place your bag by the entrance so that you can find it easily.
- You'll need a ticket to gain entrance to the museum.
- to give entrance to friends
- a difficult entrance into business
- Beware of entrance to a quarrel.
- St. Augustine, in the entrance of one of his discourses, makes a kind of apology.
- His entrance of the arrival was made the same day.
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Synonyms
* ingangAntonyms
* (l)Etymology 2
FromVerb
(entranc)- The children were immediately entranced by all the balloons.
- See the finest girl in France make an entrance to entrance ...