To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative.
Begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the rudiments; newly admitted.
To originate; to introduce for the first time.
A person who has undergone, or is about to undergo, the primary rite of entry into a pagan organization.
A person who has undergone, or is about to undergo, the primary rite of entry into a ancient religion or mystery.
One who is undergoing or has undergone the Second Degree of Initiation.
From the Latin root meaning the first principles of any science. One who is penetrating into the mysteries of the science of the Self and of the one self in all selves. The Path of Initiation is the final stage of the path of evolution trodden by man, and is divided into five stages, called the Five Initiations.
people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; "it is very familiar to the initiate"
accept young people into society, usually with some rite; "African men are initiated when they reach puberty"
one who has been introduced to a exclusive body of knowledge