| Pronunciation: | | now'visheeit
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- [n] someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
- [n] the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order)
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NOVITIATE is a 9 letter word that starts with N. |
| | Synonyms: | | novice, noviciate |
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| | See Also: | | period, period of time, religionist, religious person, time period |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \No*vi"ti*ate\, n. [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.]
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