uninitiate en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English initiate English uninitiate From un- + initiate.
Meanings
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Synonym of noninitiate.
This mystery was too sacred to be imparted to uninitiates.
1907, Alfred Cort Haddon, “The Religion of the Torres Straits Islanders”, in Anthropological Essays presented to E. B. Tylor:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| uninitiates | Number=Plur | lexicographic |