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- 1. the period or state of being a novice, especially in a religious order. Similar
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1. : the period or state of being a novice. 2. : a house where novices are trained. 3. : novice. Synonyms. abecedarian. apprentice. babe. beginner. colt. cub. fledgling. freshman. greenhorn. neophyte. newbie. newcomer. novice. punk.
Novitiate definition: the state or period of being a novice of a religious order or congregation.. See examples of NOVITIATE used in a sentence.
The novitiate, also called the noviciate, is the period of training and preparation that a Christian novice (or prospective) monastic, apostolic, or member of a religious order undergoes prior to taking vows in order to discern whether they are called to vowed religious life.
6 days ago · Definitions of novitiate. noun. the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order) synonyms: noviciate. see more. noun. someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows. synonyms: novice. see more.
1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the state of being a novice, esp in a religious order, or the period for which this lasts. 2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the part of a religious house where the novices live. 3. a less common word for novice. [C17: from French noviciat, from Latin novīcius novice]
Definition of novitiate noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
novitiate in British English. or noviciate (nəʊˈvɪʃɪɪt , -ˌeɪt ) noun. 1. the state of being a novice, esp in a religious order, or the period for which this lasts. 2. the part of a religious house where the novices live. 3. a less common word for novice. Collins English Dictionary.
Novitiate Definition. nōvizhit; also, and chiefly Brit, nōvizhēit, nōvizhēāt. novitiates. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Filter. noun. novitiates. The period or state of being a novice. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Novice. Webster's New World. The quarters assigned to religious novices.
How to use . novitiate in a sentenceA petition to be made a nun without having to go through the novitiate in the white veil was placed before me, and I signed it.
novitiate meaning, definition, what is novitiate: the period of being a novice: Learn more.
