1. Lacking experience in a particular field or activity
   "As an uninitiate in the world of finance, she found the jargon confusing";
   - uninitiated, naive, naïve

1. People who have not been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity
   "it diverts the attention of the uninitiate"

Derived forms: uninitiates

See also: green [informal], inexperienced, inexperient [non-standard]

Type of: people

Antonym: enlightened