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.
They had also a ceremony of baptism, dipping in the sacred lake, as an initiatory rite, and had also a sacrament of bread and wine.
From Folk Lore Superstitious Beliefs in the West of Scotland within This Century by Napier, James
Another problem in this connection is as to the right or wisdom of an unordained lady missionary to administer this initiatory rite to such women converts.
From India's Problem, Krishna or Christ by Jones, John P. (John Peter)
The difference is this: the "baptism" is received but once; it is, so to speak, the initiatory rite to the life of Pentecostal service, and fullness, and victory.
From The Spirit-Filled Life by MacNeil, John
This further reference to the non-Mosaic initiatory rite of baptism is followed by a quotation of Ezekiel xlvii.
From The Non-Christian Cross An Enquiry into the Origin and History of the Symbol Eventually Adopted as That of Our Religion by Parsons, John Denham
