1. a person who has not been initiated into a particular group, practice, or area of knowledge

Examples

• The complex ritual was confusing to the uninitiate.
• To the uninitiate, the technical jargon was incomprehensible.
• The professor explained the theory in terms that even an uninitiate could understand.
• The secret society’s customs remained mysterious to the uninitiate.
• She felt like an uninitiate among the experienced researchers.
• The art form’s subtleties were lost on the uninitiate.