NOVITIATE

novitiate, novice

(noun) someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows

novitiate, noviciate

(noun) the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

novitiate (plural novitiates)

the period during which a novice of a religious order undergoes training

the place where a novice lives and studies

a novice

Anagrams

• evitation

Source: Wiktionary


No*vi"ti*ate, n. Etym: [LL. novitiatus: cf. F. noviciat.]

1. The state of being a novice; time of initiation or instruction in rudiments.

2. Hence: Time of probation in a religious house before taking the vows.

3. One who is going through a novitiate, or period of probation; a novice. Addison.

4. The place where novices live or are trained. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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