Initiation (disambiguation)

Initiation is a rite of passage marking entrance or acceptance into a group or society.

Anthropology

 * Bora (Australian), both an initiation ceremony of Indigenous Australians, and the site on which the initiation is performed
 * Buddhist initiation ritual, the public ordination ceremony wherein a lay student of Buddhism receives certain Buddhist precepts
 * Hazing, refers to the practice of rituals, challenges, and other activities involving harassment, abuse or humiliation used as a way of initiating a person into a group including a new fraternity, sorority, team, or club
 * Initiation (guru), a diksha, or giving of a mantra or an initiation by the guru in Indian religions
 * Initiation ritual (mafia), a ceremony involving significant ritual, oaths, blood, and an agreement
 * Masonic initiation rituals, part of the Masonic ritual and symbolism
 * Ndut initiation rite, a rite of passage as well as a religious education commanded by Serer religion
 * Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, a process developed by the Catholic Church for prospective converts to Catholicism who are above the age of infant baptism
 * Sacraments of initiation, three rites that introduce a person into the Christian Church

Films

 * The Initiation (film), a 1984 American slasher film directed by Larry Stewart
 * Initiation (1987 film), an Australian adventure drama thriller film
 * Initiation (2020 film), an American horror film

Literature

 * The Initiation (novel), a young adult novel by L. J. Smith
 * Initiation, a book by Elisabeth Haich

Music

 * Initiation (Todd Rundgren album), 1975
 * Initiation (Tommy Emmanuel album), 1995, or the title song
 * Initiation (Course of Empire album), 1994
 * Initiation (TheStart album), 2004
 * The Initiation (album), a 2001 album by X-Raided
 * Initiation (Sumo Cyco album), 2021
 * "Initiation", a song from AFI's album The Art of Drowning
 * "Initiation", a song from The Weeknd's mixtape Echoes of Silence

Television

 * "Initiation" (The Office), an episode
 * Initiation (Justice League Unlimited), an episode
 * Initiation (Kung Fu: The Legend Continues), the pilot episode
 * "Initiations" (Star Trek: Voyager), an episode of Star Trek: Voyager
 * "The Initiation", an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1987)
 * "The Initiation", an episode of Bonanza (1972)
 * "The Initiation", an episode of Southie Rules (2013)
 * "The Initiation", an episode of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1954)
 * "The Initiation", an episode of Margie (1961)
 * "The Initiation", an episode of Joe's World (1979)
 * "The Initiation", an episode of The Young Riders (1991)
 * "The Initiation", an episode of Mr. Belvedere (1987)
 * "The Initiation", an episode of It's About Time (1966)
 * "The Initiation", an episode of The Lost World (2002)
 * "The Initiation", an episode of First Night (1963)
 * "The Initiation", an episode of The Edison Twins (1986)
 * "The Initiation", an episode of Honey Lane (1967)
 * "The Initiation", an episode of Stingers (1998)
 * "The Initiation", an episode of Look Up and Live (1965)
 * "The Initiation", an episode of The FBI Files (2003)
 * "The Initiation", an episode of The Molly Wopsies (1976)

Chemistry and medicine

 * Initiation (chemistry), a chemical reaction that triggers one or more secondary reactions
 * Initiation, the process of beginning gene transcription
 * Initiation as beginning of gene translation
 * Initiation factor, proteins that bind to the small subunit of the ribosome during the initiation of translation
 * Prokaryotic initiation factors, IF1, IF2, and IF3
 * Abortive initiation, an early process of genetic transcription
 * Chain initiation, the beginning of chain-growth polymerization
 * Tumor initiation, the first phase in tumor development
 * Initiation (phonetics), the production of airflow by the airstream mechanism in the vocal tract

Technology

 * Session Initiation Protocol, a telecommunications protocol for signaling and controlling multimedia communication sessions
 * Project Initiation Documentation, information which was acquired through the Starting up a Project and Initiating a Project in a PRINCE2 controlled project environment