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Definition of Initiates

Initiate
Initiate In*i"ti*ate, n. One who is, or is to be, initiated.
Initiate
Initiate In*i"ti*ate, v. i. To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative. [R.] --Pope.
Initiate
Initiate In*i"ti*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Initiated; p. pr. & vb. n. Initiating.] [L. initiatus, p. p. of initiare to begin, fr. initium beginning. See Initial.] 1. To introduce by a first act; to make a beginning with; to set afoot; to originate; to commence; to begin or enter upon. How are changes of this sort to be initiated? --I. Taylor. 2. To acquaint with the beginnings; to instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce. Providence would only initiate mankind into the useful knowledge of her treasures, leaving the rest to employ our industry. --Dr. H. More. To initiate his pupil into any part of learning, an ordinary skill in the governor is enough. --Locke. 3. To introduce into a society or organization; to confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies. The Athenians believed that he who was initiated and instructed in the mysteries would obtain celestial honor after death. --Bp. Warburton. He was initiated into half a dozen clubs before he was one and twenty. --Spectator.

Meaning of Initiates from wikipedia

- up initiate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Initiate may refer to: The Initiate, a 1920 series of three occult books by Cyril Scott "The Initiate",...
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- West Africa initiates girls into adulthood by rituals including female genital mutilation. Chinese boys, under the Rites of Zhou, initiate their adulthood...
- The Initiate: Some Impressions of A Great Soul is a combined anthology and parable dealing with the occult, written by the British composer Cyril Scott...
- The Initiated (Russian: Посвящённый) is a 1989 Soviet drama film directed by Oleg Teptsov. The film tells about a man who has the ability to punish people...
- The initiator element (Inr), sometimes referred to as initiator motif, is a core promoter that is similar in function to the Pribnow box (in prokaryotes)...
- Three Initiates 1908, p. 28 (excessive capitalization removed). Three Initiates 1908, p. 30 (excessive capitalization removed). Three Initiates 1908,...
- computer data storage, a SCSI initiator is the endpoint that initiates a SCSI session, that is, sends a SCSI command. The initiator usually does not provide...
- accessible to group members Initiating structure is the extent to which a leader defines leader and group member roles, initiates actions, organizes group...
- In pyrotechnics, a pyrotechnic initiator (also initiator or igniter) is a device containing a pyrotechnic composition used primarily to ignite other,...