initiational

initiational

English

Etymology

initiation +‎ -al

Adjective

initiational

1. Relating to or involving initiation (into a religious group, spiritual status, etc).
   • 2007, Samar Attar, The Vital Roots of European Enlightenment (→ISBN), page 113:

     [...] the hero reaches his goal not in the realm of reason but in the vision of God and the mystical union with the highest being (without, however, forswearing the use of his rational faculty), one could perhaps rather call it an initiational tale.

   • 2012, John Powers, David Templeman, Historical Dictionary of Tibet (→ISBN), page 627:

     [...] has important sociological dimensions in Tibet, as one's primary religious practice is centered on the particular sadhanas of one's initiational lineage, and one's group identification is largely determined by the sadhanas one performs.

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:initiational.