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单词 initiand
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Definition of initiand in English:

initiand

noun ɪˈnɪʃɪandiˈniSHēˌand
  • A person about to be initiated.

    即将入会者

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A more sinister reading also presents itself: given that this is an induction into a cult, the initiated may be preparing to program or reprogram the initiand.
    • During this ambiguous period, the common attributes of initiands are stressed, originating a peculiar social bond that Turner calls communitas.
    • On physical return the initiands find that they are different, they do not see things the same way they once did.
    • The ritual dissolution of normal social forms, as initiands are ritually refashioned, allows for a juggling of the normal factors of existence, a freeing of creative potential.
    • Boys were frequently dressed as girls in such contexts; child-priests may originate in initiation rituals; and the death of the youths in the sanctuary is reminiscent of the common mythology of initiation, in which the initiands die.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Latin initiandus, from initiare 'to initiate'.

Definition of initiand in US English:

initiand

nouniˈniSHēˌand
  • A person about to be initiated.

    即将入会者

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The ritual dissolution of normal social forms, as initiands are ritually refashioned, allows for a juggling of the normal factors of existence, a freeing of creative potential.
    • During this ambiguous period, the common attributes of initiands are stressed, originating a peculiar social bond that Turner calls communitas.
    • A more sinister reading also presents itself: given that this is an induction into a cult, the initiated may be preparing to program or reprogram the initiand.
    • On physical return the initiands find that they are different, they do not see things the same way they once did.
    • Boys were frequently dressed as girls in such contexts; child-priests may originate in initiation rituals; and the death of the youths in the sanctuary is reminiscent of the common mythology of initiation, in which the initiands die.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Latin initiandus, from initiare ‘to initiate’.

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