Meaning of NEOPHYTE
| Pronunciation: | | 'neeu`fIt
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- [n] a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist
- [n] any new participant in some activity
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| | Synonyms: | | catechumen, entrant, fledgeling, fledgling, freshman, newcomer, starter |
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| | See Also: | | beginner, educatee, enlistee, initiate, novice, pupil, recruit, student, tiro, tyro | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ne"o*phyte\, n. [L. neophytis, Gr. ?, prop., newly
planted; ? new + ? grown, ? that which has grown, a plant,
fr. ? to grow: cf. F. n['e]ophyte. See {New}, and {Be}.]
1. A new convert or proselyte; -- a name given by the early
Christians, and still given by the Roman Catholics, to
such as have recently embraced the Christian faith, and
been admitted to baptism, esp. to converts from heathenism
or Judaism.
2. A novice; a tyro; a beginner in anything.
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| | Related Terms: | | abecedarian, accepter, alphabetarian, apprentice, articled clerk, baby, beginner, believer, boot, catechumen, Christian, churchgoer, churchite, churchman, colt, communicant, convert, daily communicant, deb, debutant, devotee, devotionalist, disciple, entrant, fanatic, fledgling, follower, freshman, God-fearing man, good Christian, greenhorn, greeny, ignoramus, inductee, infant, initiate, learner, nestling, new boy, newcomer, novice, novitiate, pietist, postulant, probationer, probationist, proselyte, raw recruit, receiver, recruit, religionist, rookie, saint, tenderfoot, theist, trainee, truster, tyro, votary, zealot |
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