founding vs initiation what difference
what is difference between founding and initiation
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfaʊndɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -aʊndɪŋ
Verb
founding
- present participle of found
Noun
founding (plural foundings)
- 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?
Translations
Adjective
founding (not comparable)
- Who or that founds or found.
- The founding fathers of our country.
Translations
Anagrams
- fonduing
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French initiation, from Latin initiātiō.
Morphologically initiate + -ion
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪ.nɪ.ʃi.ˈeɪ.ʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
initiation (countable and uncountable, plural initiations)
- The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced
- 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.
- (chemistry) The first step of transcription or of transduction.
Synonyms
- (act of initiating): beginning, start
Antonyms
- (act of initiating): conclusion, end
Related terms
- initial
- initiate
- initiationism
Translations
French
Etymology
From Middle French initiation, borrowed from Latin initiātiō, initiātiōnem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.ni.sja.sjɔ̃/
Noun
initiation f (plural initiations)
- initiation
Related terms
- initier
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