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novitiate Definition

no·vi·tiate (nō vis̸h′it; also, and chiefly Brit, -vis̸h′ē it, -āt′)

noun

    1. the period or state of being a novice
    2. novice
  2. the quarters assigned to religious novices
Also Chiefly Brit.noviciate no·vi′·ci·ate

Etymology: Fr noviciat < ML novitiatus

novitiate Synonyms

novitiate

n.

  1. Apprenticeship

    internship, tutelage, trial period; see origin 1.

  2. Novice

    intern, beginner, apprentice; see amateur.

novitiate Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • enter: He finished his secondary schooling in Dublin then entered the novitiate of the Holy Ghost Fathers, also in Dublin.

Adjective modifier

  • hard: After her hard, dark novitiate - but one that was so generous and faithful -complete peace returned to her, for good.

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