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Meanings of uninitiate in English

Not initiated; deficient in relevant experience.

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        People who have not been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity.

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              Examples for "naive"
              Examples for "naive"
              1
              China: Strange and wonderful things can happen to naive Westerners in China.
              The Irish Times
              2
              The Wall testified to a time when simple, naive rules gave way.
              Existence
              3
              He also insisted: France is not naive when it comes to Iran.
              The Guardian
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              Critics say he was naive about obstacles such as Israeli settlement building.
              Reuters
              5
              His conception of the naive tales and beliefs was in itself naive.
              Rashi
              1
              The result is that it is still a maze to the uninitiated.
              The Irish Times
              2
              For the uninitiated, Stratcom was the propaganda apparatus of apartheid's security police.
              The South African
              3
              For the uninitiated, it's easy to feel overwhelmed and exhausted by ABMB.
              The Guardian
              4
              But the uninitiated will want to play The Sands of Time first.
              Wired
              5
              To the uninitiated it might have seemed a scene of dire confusion.
              His Sombre Rivals
              Usage of uninitiate in English
              1
              The uninitiate can hardly realise how impressive is the ceremonial there enacted.
              The Works of Max Beerbohm
              2
              Do you know what happens to those uninitiate who learn that secret?
              The Lock and Key Library: Classic Mystery and Detective Stories:...
              3
              The well-informed concert-goer begins to appreciate beauties hidden to the uninitiate.
              Human Traits and their Social Significance
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              Often it is hard to separate the initiate from the uninitiate, even by those most expert.
              Aunt Jane's Nieces in Society
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              Whether it was a dark resentment against the uninitiate for peeping into their masonic magnificence, he could not quite conjecture.
              The Napoleon of Notting Hill
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              "The dead," answered Hilda, "will not reveal themselves to eyes uninitiate save at their own will, uncompelled by charm and rune.
              Harold : the Last of the Saxon Kings — Volume 08
              Uninitiate through the time