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uninitiate

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As a noun, uninitiate means one who has not been initiated. As an adjective, it means not initiated.

Meanings of uninitiate

4 meanings

noun

  1. One who has not been initiated; an outsider.

  2. One who is not experienced.

  3. People who have not been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity

    “it diverts the attention of the uninitiate”

adjective

  1. Not initiated; deficient in relevant experience

    “it seemed a bizarre ceremony to uninitiated western eyes”

    “he took part in the experiment as a naive subject”

    Similar: uninitiated, naive

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: not initiated; deficient in relevant experience
Oppositesinitiate

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