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initiation

rite of passage marking entrance or acceptance into a group or society
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initiation

Summary

initiation is a rite[1]. initiation has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • initiation's instance of is recorded as rite[3].
  • initiation is a type of rite of passage[4].
  • initiation is a type of enrollment[5].
  • initiation's Commons category is recorded as Initiation[6].
  • initiation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Initiation[7].
  • initiation's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8].

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Definition and Type

initiation's instance of is recorded as rite[3]. Recorded subclass of include rite of passage[4] and enrollment[5].

Why It Matters

initiation has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] initiation is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford classical dictionary id → 3286
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9106]]: 3286, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107285507|initiation (#107285507)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Classical Diction"
  2. 22d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → ['h0009880-iniciace', '0200104-iniciacni-ritualy']
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P1810]]: iniciace, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259620|batch #259620]]"
  3. 22d ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → ['h0009880-iniciace', '0200104-iniciacni-ritualy']
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0009880-iniciace, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  4. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 2011860
    Instance of → rite
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007550708405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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