In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
NOVICE
novice, beginner, tyro, tiro, initiate
(noun) someone new to a field or activity
novitiate, novice
(noun) someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
novice (plural novices)
A beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject. [from 14th c.]
(religion) A new member of a religious order accepted on a conditional basis, prior to confirmation. [from 14th c.]
Synonyms
• (person new to an activity): amateur, greenhorn, learner, neophyte, newbie, newling
• See also beginner
Anagrams
• nocive
Source: Wiktionary
Nov"ice, n. Etym: [F., from L. novicius, novitius, new, from novus new. See New, and cf. Novitious.]
1. One who is new in any business, profession, or calling; one unacquainted or unskilled; one yet in the rudiments; a beginner; a tyro. I am young; a novice in the trade. Dryden.
2. One newly received into the church, or one newly converted to the Christian faith. 1 Tim. iii. 6.
3. (Eccl.)
Definition: One who enters a religious house, whether of monks or nuns, as a probationist. Shipley. No poore cloisterer, nor no novys. Chaucer.
Nov"ice, a.
Definition: Like a novice; becoming a novice. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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