"uninitiated" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ʌnɪnˈɪʃi.eɪtɪd/ [UK]
Etymology: From un- + initiated. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|initiated}} un- + initiated Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} uninitiated (not comparable)
  1. Not having been initiated; not having the special knowledge of a particular group. Tags: not-comparable Translations (not having been initiated; not having the special knowledge of a particular group): ἀμύητος (amúētos) (Ancient Greek), nezasvěcený (Czech), ongeintroduceerde (Dutch), perehtymätön (Finnish), non-initié (French), béotien (French), profane (French), αμύητος (amýitos) (Greek)
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          "text": "Although the priests are the initiated, they remain ignorant and incapable of instructing the uninitiated in the proper method of painting the temples.",
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