Inauguration

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Inauguration \In*au`gu*ra"tion\, n. [L. inauguratio a beginning:
     cf. F. inauguration.]
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     1. The act of inuagurating, or inducting into office with
        solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies.
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              At his regal inauguration, his old father resigned
              the kingdom to him.                   --Sir T.
                                                    Browne.
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     2. The formal beginning or initiation of any movement, course
        of action, etc.; as, the inauguration of a new system, a
        new condition, etc.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  inauguration
       n 1: the act of starting a new operation or practice; "he opposed
            the inauguration of fluoridation"; "the startup of the
            new factory was delayed by strikes" [syn: {startup}]
       2: the ceremonial induction into a position; "the new president
          obviously enjoyed his inauguration" [syn: {inaugural}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  85 Moby Thesaurus words for "inauguration":
     accedence, acceptance, accession, admission, admittance, anchorage,
     baccalaureate service, baptism, celebration, ceremonial, ceremony,
     colonization, coming out, commencement, constitution, convocation,
     coronation, curtain raiser, debut, effectuation, embarkation,
     embarkment, empty formality, enlistment, enrollment, enthronement,
     establishment, exercise, exercises, first appearance, fixation,
     floating, flotation, formal, formality, formation, foundation,
     function, graduation, graduation exercises, immission, inaugural,
     inaugural address, inception, induction, initiation, installation,
     installment, instatement, institution, introduction, intromission,
     investiture, launching, liturgy, lodgment, maiden speech,
     materialization, mooring, mummery, observance, office, opener,
     ordination, organization, peopling, performance, placement,
     plantation, population, preliminary, realization,
     religious ceremony, rite, rite de passage, rite of passage, ritual,
     service, setting-up, settlement, settling, solemnity,
     solemnization, taking office, unveiling