'Inauguration' definitions:
Definition of 'inauguration'
(from WordNet)
noun
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: inauguration, startup]
noun
The ceremonial induction into a position; "the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration" [syn: inauguration, inaugural]
Definition of 'Inauguration'
From: GCIDE
- Inauguration \In*au`gu*ra"tion\, n. [L. inauguratio a beginning: cf. F. inauguration.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. The act of inuagurating, or inducting into office with solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies. [1913 Webster]
- At his regal inauguration, his old father resigned the kingdom to him. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The formal beginning or initiation of any movement, course of action, etc.; as, the inauguration of a new system, a new condition, etc. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'inauguration'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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