单词 | initiated |
释义 | initiatedadj. 1. Commenced, originated. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > beginning > [adjective] > that has (been) begun ybegunne?a1475 begun1483 broached1547 commenced1588 initiated1611 born1651 initiate1767 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Initie, initiated, entered into, begun in. 1619 S. D'Ewes in J. H. Marsden College Life Time James I (1851) 77 I augmented well the initiated poem. 1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 12 Oct. 1 There is no danger of an initiated attack on the part of Austria. 2. That has been admitted into some society, or to the knowledge of some occult teaching or observances; instructed in the elements of something. (Often absol. in plural sense; rarely as singular noun.) ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > [adjective] > instructed or dealing in curious1549 mysterious1583 initiatea1610 initiated1621 society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > secret society > [adjective] > admitted into initiatea1610 initiated1621 initiative1656 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > [adjective] > kept secret, esoteric > participating in initiatea1610 initiated1621 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. ii. iii. xv. 178 We..that are initiated divines. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Initiative, Initiated (initiatus), which hath ended his Apprentiship, or is a young beginner in the first Principles; licensed or admitted to. 1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ ii. vii. §12 All that were..fully initiated, might fully understand them. 1673 True Notion Worship of God 55 To be held by all newly Initiated Christians. 1751 G. Lavington Enthusiasm Methodists & Papists: Pt. III 382 There shall not be an Initiator, nor an Initiated, of the Sons or Daughters of Israel. a1831 A. Knox Remains (1844) I. 60 Certain to be understood only by the initiated. 1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 531 Removal from home and instruction from initiated members. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < adj.1611 |
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