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Neophyte is a beginner, a recent convert to something and not yet very familiar with it.

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An example of a neophyte is someone who just joined a religious order.

See neophyte in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a new convert
one just beginning a new kind of life, work, etc.; beginner; novice

Origin: LL(Ec) neophytus < Gr neophytos, newly planted (in 1 Tim. 3:6, a new convert) < neos, new + phytos < phyein, to produce, grow: see bondage

See neophyte in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A recent convert to a belief; a proselyte.
A beginner or novice: a neophyte at politics.
a. Roman Catholic Church A newly ordained priest.
b. A novice of a religious order or congregation.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Late Latin neophytus

Origin: , from Greek neophutos

Origin: : neo-, neo-

Origin: + -phutos, planted (from phuein, to bring forth; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots)

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