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Initiation vs Founding - What's the difference?

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Initiation is a related term of founding.


As nouns the difference between initiation and founding

is that initiation is the act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced; as, initiation into a society, into business, literature, etc while founding is the action of the verb to found ; the establishment of something.

As a verb founding is

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As an adjective founding is

who or that founds or found.

initiation

English

(wikipedia initiation)

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.

    • Related terms

    * initial * initiate * initiationism

    Synonyms

    * (act of initiating) beginning, start

    Antonyms

    * (act of initiating) conclusion, end

    founding

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of the verb to found ; the establishment of something.
    • the founding of the republic
  • * 2005 , Donatella Della Porta, Sidney G. Tarrow, Transnational Protest and Global Activism
    • Do foundings of transnational organizations appear to spur foundings of national organizations, or vice versa?

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Who or that founds or found.
    • The founding fathers of our country.