initiant
9.5
Starting or introducing something new
- adjective
- /ɪˈnɪʃənt/
- Archaic
:
iniciador
- The initiant phase of the program includes a series of orientation sessions for new students.
Examples
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During the initiant workshop, participants learned about the fundamentals of meditation.
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At the initiant meeting, they discussed the goals and procedures for the upcoming project.
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Food is brought by the guru on the first day; for the following six days, the initiant fasts.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
initial
vsinitiant
597
3.4
Happening at the start of something
focuses on serving to introduce rather than mere position
beginning
vsinitiant
30
1.0
Something that is at the first stage of a process
is about being introductory rather than the time point itself
initiatory
vsinitiant
1
8.4
Having a role that starts a process or event
is more general and simply introductory in nature
How Introductory
Surface Forms
initiant positive
Morphology
Etymology
Initiant comes from the Latin word initium 'beginning', the same root you see in English initial and initiate, so it means 'introductory' or 'first' and is used for things that start something.