uninitiate

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ initiate.

Noun

uninitiate (plural uninitiates)

  1. One who has not been initiated; an outsider.
    Synonym: exoteric
    • 1907, Alfred Cort Haddon, “The Religion of the Torres Straits Islanders”, in Anthropological Essays presented to E. B. Tylor:
      This mystery was too sacred to be imparted to uninitiates.
  2. One who is not experienced.
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