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Meaning of NOVITIATE

Pronunciation:  now'visheeit

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
  2. [n]  the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order)
 
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 Synonyms: novice, noviciate
 
 See Also: period, period of time, religionist, religious person, time period

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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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