Initiation and Passing

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Initiation noun - The process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization.

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Passing is an antonym for initiation.

Passing noun - The permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities.

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Initiation is an antonym for passing in death topic.

Nearby Words: pass, passage, passed, passable, passingly

short	short initiation	short passing
actual	actual initiation	actual passing
great	great initiation	great passing
excellent	excellent initiation	excellent passing
Other adjectives: eventual, nuclear, faster.

Then he gets raped by the first mate after passing out during his initiation for crossing the equator the first time.

Source: Plucky Middie
Rite of Passage: This is Ember's goal throughout most of the story, passing four tests to qualify for initiation into the Shadowchasers proper.

Source: Fan Fic / Shadowchasers
The difference between someone who knows juju and a real sorcerer who works the four Mystic Points is passing an initiation where you face your own death.

Source: Literature / Who Fears Death

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