noun
people who have not been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity (Freq. 1)
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it diverts the attention of the uninitiate
• Ant: ↑initiate
• Hypernyms: ↑people
adjective
not initiated; deficient in relevant experience
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it seemed a bizarre ceremony to uninitiated western eyes
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he took part in the experiment as a naive subject
• Syn: ↑uninitiated, ↑naive
• Similar to: ↑inexperienced, ↑inexperient
Useful english dictionary. 2012.