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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....
  • During this ambiguous period, the common attributes of initiands are stressed, originating a peculiar social bond that Turner calls communitas.
  • 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.

Origin

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

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