Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

fonctionnement initiatique

English translation:

initiation functions

Added to glossary by claude-andrew
Oct 21, 2010 09:59
13 yrs ago
French term

fonctionnement initiatique

French to English Other Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. Website of Francs-Macons
I'm translating the website of the French Freemasons, and "initiatique" as both a noun and an adjective occurs frequently. Naturally I have studied the website of the English Freemasons, but I can't find a suitable way of expressing it. Here is the present context - it's in a glossary of masonic terms:
Rite
Base de l’identité d’une obédience et cadre de son **fonctionnement initiatique**.
Il comprend l’ensemble des concepts fondamentaux et pratiques symboliques qui organisent et règlent le travail dans les loges et leur donne sens. Tout en faisant référence à un « tronc commun » de symboles (équerre, compas, etc.) plusieurs rites maçonniques ont été élaborés au cours des siècles, qui présentent les uns par rapport aux autres suffisamment de différences pour ne pas être confondus.
Les loges de la Grande Loge de France pratiquent un seul rite, le Rite Écossais Ancien et Accepté, appelé ainsi en référence à ses origines.

Discussion

SMcG (X) Oct 21, 2010:
Yes: initiation or inatiatory Dictionary definition relating to a rite.
claude-andrew (asker) Oct 21, 2010:
Thank you very much - this is just the sort of reference I've been trying to find, and I now have more confidence in using the word "initiation"
writeaway Oct 21, 2010:
Initiation is a term used a lot in Freemasonry afaik.
For example: http://mill-valley.freemasonry.biz/worrel/freemasonry-initia...

Proposed translations

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initiation functions

In order to receive the 33rd Degree it was necessary to go to Washington. D.C. The initiation and related functions were to last three days.
Note from asker:
Thanks Verginia for this further confirmation
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initiatic operation

Note from asker:
This is most helpful in that it explains why they want a professional job done on their website! And it may give me some leads. As you suggest, "initiatic" won't do. I ought to have found this website myself, so thanks again.
Peer comment(s):

neutral Evans (X) : if you read the passage under "initiation" in your reference, you will see an exceedingly poor translation from French. Initiatory is a word, but initiatic?
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