initiatory rite
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One at a time these novices take their place in the centre of the hogán and the initiatory rite is performed over them.
From The North American Indian by Curtis, Edward S.
It is obvious that, according to Pauline doctrine, there could be no obligation for anyone who adopted Christianity to undergo this initiatory rite.
From Supernatural Religion, Vol. III. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation by Cassels, Walter Richard
Some time before his apprehension he had become a convert to Judaism, and had undergone the initiatory rite.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
Holy Baptism is the initiatory rite by which we are admitted into the fellowship of Christ's Religion, admitted into His Church.
From The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia by Miller, William James
The Baptist, we know, enjoined stated fasts and taught his people to pray, and above all enforced the initiatory rite from which he drew his name.
From Pastor Pastorum by Latham, Rev. Henry
