LekhoriLekhoriTo instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.
Divine Providence would only initiate and enter mankind into the useful knowledge of her, leaving the rest to employ our industry.
To confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.
The Athenians believed that he who was initiated and instructed in the mysteries would obtain celestial honour after death.
A new member of an organization.
One who has been through a ceremony of initiation.
One who is oriented in and familiar with a topic or subject; especially, one who is an expert in it.
Unpracticed, untried, new.
the initiate fear that wants hard use
Begun, commenced, introduced to or in the rudiments (of), newly admitted.
To rise in science as in bliss, / Initiate in the secrets of the skies.
Borrowed from Latin initiātus, perfect passive participle of initiō (“to begin, originate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from initium (“a beginning”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix), from initus (“an ...
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