Definition of initiand in English:

initiand

noun ɪˈnɪʃɪandiˈniSHēˌand

A person about to be initiated.
Example sentencesExamples
- A more sinister reading also presents itself: given that this is an induction into a cult, the initiated may be preparing to program or reprogram the initiand.
- During this ambiguous period, the common attributes of initiands are stressed, originating a peculiar social bond that Turner calls communitas.
- On physical return the initiands find that they are different, they do not see things the same way they once did.
- The ritual dissolution of normal social forms, as initiands are ritually refashioned, allows for a juggling of the normal factors of existence, a freeing of creative potential.
- Boys were frequently dressed as girls in such contexts; child-priests may originate in initiation rituals; and the death of the youths in the sanctuary is reminiscent of the common mythology of initiation, in which the initiands die.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Latin initiandus, from initiare 'to initiate'.

Definition of initiand in US English:

initiand

nouniˈniSHēˌand

A person about to be initiated.
Example sentencesExamples
- The ritual dissolution of normal social forms, as initiands are ritually refashioned, allows for a juggling of the normal factors of existence, a freeing of creative potential.
- During this ambiguous period, the common attributes of initiands are stressed, originating a peculiar social bond that Turner calls communitas.
- A more sinister reading also presents itself: given that this is an induction into a cult, the initiated may be preparing to program or reprogram the initiand.
- On physical return the initiands find that they are different, they do not see things the same way they once did.
- Boys were frequently dressed as girls in such contexts; child-priests may originate in initiation rituals; and the death of the youths in the sanctuary is reminiscent of the common mythology of initiation, in which the initiands die.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Latin initiandus, from initiare ‘to initiate’.

单词	initiand
释义	Definition of initiand in English: initiand noun ɪˈnɪʃɪandiˈniSHēˌand A person about to be initiated. Example sentencesExamples A more sinister reading also presents itself: given that this is an induction into a cult, the initiated may be preparing to program or reprogram the initiand. During this ambiguous period, the common attributes of initiands are stressed, originating a peculiar social bond that Turner calls communitas. On physical return the initiands find that they are different, they do not see things the same way they once did. The ritual dissolution of normal social forms, as initiands are ritually refashioned, allows for a juggling of the normal factors of existence, a freeing of creative potential. Boys were frequently dressed as girls in such contexts; child-priests may originate in initiation rituals; and the death of the youths in the sanctuary is reminiscent of the common mythology of initiation, in which the initiands die. Origin Early 20th century: from Latin initiandus, from initiare 'to initiate'. Definition of initiand in US English: initiand nouniˈniSHēˌand A person about to be initiated. Example sentencesExamples The ritual dissolution of normal social forms, as initiands are ritually refashioned, allows for a juggling of the normal factors of existence, a freeing of creative potential. During this ambiguous period, the common attributes of initiands are stressed, originating a peculiar social bond that Turner calls communitas. A more sinister reading also presents itself: given that this is an induction into a cult, the initiated may be preparing to program or reprogram the initiand. On physical return the initiands find that they are different, they do not see things the same way they once did. Boys were frequently dressed as girls in such contexts; child-priests may originate in initiation rituals; and the death of the youths in the sanctuary is reminiscent of the common mythology of initiation, in which the initiands die. Origin Early 20th century: from Latin initiandus, from initiare ‘to initiate’.
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