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Grammar : Adj
Spell : verb ih-nish-ee-eyt; adjective, noun ih-nish-ee-it, -eyt
Phonetic Transcription : verb ɪˈnɪʃ iˌeɪt; adjective, noun ɪˈnɪʃ i ɪt, -ˌeɪt

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Définition of initiated

Origin :
  • "one who has been initiated," 1811, from past participle adjective initiate (c.1600); see initiate (v.).
  • adj introduced into
  • adj begun
  • adj having undergone initiation
Example sentences :
  • Those who were initiated were supposed to be peculiarly under the protection of the gods.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • So the letter ran; and that tells volumes to the initiated about young Haskell.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • He breakfasted at Mrs. McKee's, and was initiated into the mystery of the ticket punch.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • He was like one transformed, the cynosure of all initiated in the mysteries of this divinity.
  • Extract from : « The Symposium » by Xenophon
  • He was pleased with the adventure—if not as pleased as his initiated companion.
  • Extract from : « The Princess Virginia » by C. N. Williamson
  • He treated me with a shade of familiarity as one of the initiated.
  • Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
  • He who used it was of the initiated, belonged to the Schools.
  • Extract from : « Notes on Life and Letters » by Joseph Conrad
  • Thus it was that the scheme of factory legislation was initiated.
  • Extract from : « The Task of Social Hygiene » by Havelock Ellis
  • In your conversations, you have hinted at knowledge forbidden any but the initiated.
  • Extract from : « The Players » by Everett B. Cole
  • Every Fakīr must have a Murshid or preceptor, and be initiated by him.
  • Extract from : « The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India » by R. V. Russell
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