A similar ceremony of initiation, purification or naming.
A Christian sacrament, by which one is received into a church and sometimes given a name, generally involving the candidate to be anointed with or submerged in water.
The act or process of introducing.
A written or oral explanation of what constitutes the basis of an issue.
A means, such as a personal letter, of presenting one person to another.
An initial section of a book or article, which introduces the subject material.