单词 | initiand |
释义 | initiand/ɪˈnɪʃɪand /noun A person about to be initiated.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....
OriginEarly 20th century: from Latin initiandus, from initiare 'to initiate'. |
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