NOVITIATES

Noun

novitiates

plural of novitiate

Anagrams

• anti-Soviet, antisoviet, estivation, evitations

Source: Wiktionary


NOVITIATE

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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