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initiatic

adj

Etymology

From initiate + -ic.

  1. borrowed from initiātus
  2. formed as initiatic — “initiate + -ic”

Definitions

  1. Involving (religious, spiritual, etc) initiation (into something).

    • The staff of Osiris was the expression of this initiatic material.
    • GETTING THERE OR NOT - THE FORTUNES OF THE INITIATIC JOURNEY AND THE CRISIS OF CULTURE As our title intimates, there is an essential connection between the notions of journeying and of spiritual quest.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA