The difference between Beginning and Initiation

When used as nouns, beginning means the act of doing that which begins anything, whereas initiation means the act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced.

Beginning is also adjective with the meaning: of or relating to the first portion of some extended thing.

check bellow for the other definitions of Beginning and Initiation

  1. Beginning as a noun (uncountable):

    The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.

  2. Beginning as a noun:

    That which is begun; a rudiment or element.

  3. Beginning as a noun:

    That which begins or originates something; the first cause.

  4. Beginning as a noun:

    The initial portion of some extended thing.

    Examples:

    "The author describes the main character's youth at the beginning of the story."

    "That house is at the beginning of the street."

  1. Beginning as a verb:

    Examples:

    "He is beginning to read a new book."

  1. Beginning as an adjective (informal):

    Of or relating to the first portion of some extended thing.

    Examples:

    "in the beginning paragraph of the chapter"

    "in the beginning section of the course"

  1. Initiation as a noun:

    The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced

    Examples:

    "'initiation into a society"

    "'initiation into business"

    "'initiation into literature"

  2. Initiation as a noun:

    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.

  3. Initiation as a noun (chemistry):

    The first step of transcription or of transduction.

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