Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

initiatic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ini-ti-at-ic
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

Example Sentences

"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."
"There is another very frequent error concerning the nature of initiatic organizations that deserves closer attention than does the error of assimilating them to religious 'sects', for it relates to a point that seems particularly difficult ..."
"Michel Valsan rejects this interpretation and thinks that there are two lines of transmission of spiritual influences, one purely initiatic, the other simply religious, ..."

Etymology

From initiate + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: initiate
Suffix: -ic

Frequently Paired Words

initiatory

Questions

What does initiatic mean?: Involving (religious, spiritual, etc) initiation (into something).
Where does initiatic come from?: From initiate + -ic.

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