Noun
- 1. abecedarian, novice, beginner, tyro, tiro, initiate
- usage: a novice learning the rudiments of some subject
- 2. Abecedarian, sect, religious sect, religious order
- usage: a 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledge
Adjective
- 1. abecedarian, alphabetic (vs. analphabetic), alphabetical
- usage: alphabetically arranged (as for beginning readers)
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