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novitiate — noun 1) his novitiate lasts a year Syn: probationary period, probation, trial period, test period, apprenticeship, training period, traineeship, training, initiation 2) two young novitiates Syn: novice, neophyte … Thesaurus of popular words
novitiate — (also noviciate) ► NOUN 1) the period or state of being a novice. 2) a religious novice. 3) a place housing religious novices … English terms dictionary
novitiate — noun Etymology: French noviciat, from Medieval Latin noviciatus, from novicius Date: 1600 1. the period or state of being a novice 2. a house where novices are trained 3. novice … New Collegiate Dictionary
novitiate — noun a) the period during which a novice of a religious order undergoes training b) the place where a novice lives and studies See Also: novel, novelization … Wiktionary
novitiate noviciate — noun (C) technical the period of being a novice … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
novitiate — noun 1. the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order) (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑noviciate • Topics: ↑religion, ↑faith, ↑religious belief • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
novitiate — UK [nəʊˈvɪʃɪət] / US [noʊˈvɪʃət] / US [noʊˈvɪʃɪət] noun [countable] Word forms novitiate : singular novitiate plural novitiates the period of time that someone spends as a novice in a religious community … English dictionary
novitiate — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Apprenticeship] Syn. internship, tutelage, trial period; see origin 1 . 2. [Novice] Syn. intern, beginner, apprentice; see amateur . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. 1. trial period training period, probation, initiation,… … English dictionary for students
novitiate — no|vi|ti|ate [ nou vıʃət, nou vıʃiət ] noun count 1. ) the period of time that someone spends as a novice in a religious community 2. ) a place where novices in a religious community live … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
novitiate — [nə(ʊ) vɪʃɪət, ɪeɪt] (also noviciate) noun 1》 the period or state of being a novice. 2》 a novice, especially in a religious order. 3》 a place housing religious novices. Origin C17: from eccles. L. noviciatus, from L. novicius (see novice) … English new terms dictionary
novitiate — /noʊˈvɪʃiət / (say noh visheeuht), / ieɪt/ (say eeayt) noun 1. the state or period of being a novice of a religious order or congregation. 2. the quarters occupied by religious novices during probation. 3. the state or period of being a beginner… …